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To: epicure who wrote (186673)	4/5/2012 10:05:50 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 542247

Well, I have known a couple of people who were hooked on oxycontin, and it ruined their lives as well as the lives of their families. And I have heard of a number of others for whom it was equally destructive. I was a guardian ad litem for a few years a few years ago, and drugs were the number 1 reason why parents were failing their children, with pain killer dependency being right up there as either the drug of choice or the gateway drug. It was pretty awful.

To: epicure who wrote (186673)	4/6/2012 1:57:42 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542247

" the sin laws (drugs, prostitution, etc) make little sense to me" They don't make any sense to me either. I have several friends that were formerly big time sinners, but on having children changed their minds on permissiveness. That, and the pols that pander to them are what I think prevents common sense from winning out. Not to mention the huge special interest group comprised by law enforcement, the courts, the prison systems, the parole and probation systems and the pols that support them. This is despite the fact that despite being big time youthful sinners, they all pretty much turned out ok.