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If there were one good reason to do meth...this is it (i.imgur.com)

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[–]polyparadigm 70 points71 points ago

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Chewbacca!

What a rookie!

[–]LouKosovo 12 points13 points ago

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I know, he's not even using any chewytobacca.

[–]storander 6 points7 points ago

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Does he play for the rebels?

[–]Maeglom 2 points3 points ago

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No the pirates.

[–]PunThreadsAreLame 2 points3 points ago

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Hopefully he doesn't ewok the batter...

[–]Maeglom 2 points3 points ago

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No, they know to let the wookie win.

[–]GooZshooZ 3 points4 points ago

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Southpaw no less.

[–]JoshBlizzle 2 points3 points ago

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Ahhh Clerks...what a fantastic movie.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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snoogans. brb, doing meth.

[–]Zigguraticus 87 points88 points ago

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Seriously how is this in any way a deterrent?

[–]aphasic 43 points44 points ago

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It's a joke. There was an ad campaign with this slogan, but it was all universally bad things. Like a picture of a girl crying, that said "getting paid $10 for sex isn't normal, but on meth it is". 4chan picked up on it, and started photoshopping it on all kinds of random pictures.

[–]Mourningblade 28 points29 points ago

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I hated those ads. They just made me feel bad.

They were also extremely dishonest.

Hey, how about an ad campaign with a little boy crying. Maybe with a caption like, "Fearing God will never forgive you for being molested isn't normal...but with Catholicism it is."

Or better yet, show a skinny white guy implicitly going down on a tattooed guy: "Going from a full-ride scholarship to being someone's bitch in prison for 5 years isn't normal...but in the drug war it is."

Wait, that one's accurate.

[–]BatmanBinSuparman 0 points1 point ago

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The first poster idea made me D: irl. I didn't even know my face could do that. Those posters should be made and hung up everywhere in the world.

[–]Mourningblade -1 points0 points ago

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Except they'd be no more true than the Meth Project's posters.

If you wanted a true poster, maybe something like a little boy crying with the caption, "Hiding and protecting child molesters isn't normal...but with Catholicism it is."

[–]asdfasdfasdfsdf 0 points1 point ago

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Hey, how about an ad campaign with a little boy crying. Maybe with a caption like, "Fearing God will never forgive you for being molested isn't normal...but with Catholicism it is."

I'm ok with this.

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[–]Mourningblade 0 points1 point ago

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Said nothing about leaving the church, the comparison was to molestation.

As for methamphetamines: yes, there are well-understood bad results that are possible from their use, but to characterize them as "normal" is to overstate the case.

Only considering non-perscription use, most people who use meth will use it 2-3 times and that's it. Some will use it off-and-on and never have trouble with it. A small fraction of the meth-using population will develop a problem with it and use to excess; another fraction of the population will already have serious problems they are escaping using meth (or they are switching to meth because it's cheaper, similar to crack).

With Catholocism and molestation, the vast majority of children will never be molested.

As a reductio, since it sounds like you're an atheist: which would be a better tactic to help convert someone away from Catholicism... a) if you don't, you'll be molested, b) no proof of God's existence, you could do better things with your time and effort to make the world a better place.

[–]floppyflaps 0 points1 point ago

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Getting paid 10 bucks for sex in poorer countries is pretty common though.

[–]martincles 1 point2 points ago

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$10? Aren't you generous.

[–]ireallyhateyou 12 points13 points ago

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Makes me want to do meth just once to see what happens. But I get the feeling that this is inaccurate.

[–]HaMMeReD 0 points1 point ago

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What typically happens is 6 months of extreme productivity and on-top-of-the-worldness, followed by a lifetime of misery and addiction.

[–]BlunderLikeARicochet 1 point2 points ago

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True enough. But most people (98%) are smart enough to stop once misery starts.

source (table g.14)

[–]martincles 3 points4 points ago

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It's more like too scared to continue. Enough drugs that cause psychosis tend to scare the shit out of most people. Takes about 3 months actually, then most users quit. The ones that made it that far. Those of us that made it 6 years? I'd say we were brave. And stupid.

[–]supersauce 1 point2 points ago

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I had a buddy that was sure that someone was in his attic, monitoring his activity and plotting against him. He lived on a first-floor apartment.

[–]pohatu 1 point2 points ago

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I wonder if the long term effects of rittalin/adderal/concerta/etc are the same way.

[–]aspartam 1 point2 points ago

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From my own personal experience, yes they are. I was up to 180+ mg of Adderall/day. For 2-3 years.

[–]martincles 0 points1 point ago

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they keep the dosages pretty low on stuff like that, in comparison to the amounts people use to get high. still, if users of the prescription drugs are acting paranoid or having psychotic episodes, maybe they shouldn't use those prescription drugs. you'd have to gauge it on a case-by-case basis.

[–]BunsinHoneyDew 0 points1 point ago

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Thanks to you, I now have Grape Nuts in my lungs. I hope you are happy.

[–][deleted] 23 points24 points ago

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Eating the road isn't normal

but on meth it is

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[–][deleted] 8 points9 points ago

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Fucking dead carcasses doggy-style isn't normal

but on meth it is

[–]m007point 12 points13 points ago

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Licking the Statue of Liberty because it tastes like goomba isn't normal

but on meth it is

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[–]Mr_Tulip -4 points-3 points ago

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Making jokes about being on meth isn't normal

oh wait, never mind, it totally is

[–]lunarjellies 3 points4 points ago

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Inserting a hot cattle branding iron into your anus while simultaneously getting jerked off by a leper isn't normal

but on meth it is

[–]stox 1 point2 points ago

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FelineNecroBeastiality isn't normal

but on meth it is

[–]CaptainPierce 14 points15 points ago

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The Montana Meth Ads are pretty damn convincing.

[–]lunarjellies 6 points7 points ago

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ew

[–]amarpatel 1 point2 points ago

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fuckk that was insane

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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wow. they had an actor scream at babies. those kids are permanently scarred now.

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[–]srob101 0 points1 point ago

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Holy shit. I can't even think of anything else to say about that...

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[–]bigrocco 12 points13 points ago

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give it about 12 days straight up with out sleep...the hallucinations should kick in about then...still, Chewie pitchin' a no hitter still a stretch.

[–]havespacesuit 5 points6 points ago

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I wish I knew how to quote on reddit. Oh well.

You are exactly right. Sleep deprivation is like 80% of why meth-heads freak out.

EDIT: The other 20%, of course, is the METH

[–]cbm2012 3 points4 points ago

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wish I knew how to quote on reddit. Oh well.

http://i.imgur.com/1k9h9.png

[–]havespacesuit 1 point2 points ago

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Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I've seen this formating box 60 times and always "blinded" out that part on quoted text. Thanks!

four spaces?

[–]pohatu 3 points4 points ago

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That's not normal, but on meth it is.

[–]coopoop 1 point2 points ago

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When you're commenting, click on the little blue "formatting help" link in the bottom right corner. Enjoy your freedom!

[–]Fuzzy_Dunlop 3 points4 points ago

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12 days? Try 3 or 4.

[–]mrjoebert 1 point2 points ago

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Anything's possible

[–]bigrocco 0 points1 point ago

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Suhweet! Well played sir, well played.

[–]flashman 11 points12 points ago

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I just want to point out the imgur identifier:

Gop0T.jpg

[–]MorningHaze 6 points7 points ago

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Oh man, gotta play me some Chewball.

[–]gtball26 6 points7 points ago

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I didn't know Chewbacca is a southpaw.

[–]argleblarg 12 points13 points ago

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Chewbacca is not a southpaw.

But on meth he is.

[–]havespacesuit 5 points6 points ago

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questioning Chewbacca's sexuality isn't normal

but on meth it is

[–]reggieband 6 points7 points ago

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I remember my Mom told me a story about a friend of hers from work. She went into a phone booth to make a call and she had an acid flash-back. Apparently the phone turned into a snake and she freaked out and ran away.

I just remember how much I wanted to try acid after that story.

[–]pohatu 7 points8 points ago

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DARE: Don't do dugs, they will make you see music.

Me in 2nd grade: Whoa, really? Which drugs are you talking about?

DARE: Acid/LSD.

ME in 2nd grade: LSD. Got it. Thanks.

[–]robothelvete 0 points1 point ago

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Same thing for me. I haven't seen music on acid yet, but it was a hell of a ride anyway.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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meth almost destroyed my ex-girlfriend's life.

which is strange because i used to do glass every now and then and never had the urge to just keep doing it all day, all night, all week, all year...etc

i think i saw a few games where chewy pitched for the cubs. dude has a wicked slider.

[–]Grammar_Hitler 3 points4 points ago

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To the camps with you, Grammar Jew!

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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Urge to take meth rising...

[–]serjo_tomwar 3 points4 points ago

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Source: Chewbacca throws first pitch for the Red Sox

[–]KevinMcCallister 5 points6 points ago

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I want a meth sandwich now.

[–]amirightORamiright 2 points3 points ago

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This is the combination of a playful non-deterrent and a wholly misleading ad for so many reasons.

Drug deterrents shouldn't mislead and say "you'll see chewbacca" when we're talking about a stimulant and not a hallucinogen. As soon as someone tries meth and doesn't hallucinate, then they won't trust any other deterrent propaganda anymore.

Isn't telling people that their skin will get splotchy, they'll lose their teeth, etc enough of a deterrent?

Honestly, the Faces of Meth drug deterrent program was probably the simplest and best I've seen.

[–]rounding_error 2 points3 points ago

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I bet he gets named Wookie of the Year.

[–]LiquidAxis 8 points9 points ago

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In response to all of the "meth is not a hallucinogen" comments:

Stimulant Psychosis

Also, stimulant addicts tend to stay up way too long. Sleep deprivation by itself causes the brain to start misfiring.

[–]You_know_THAT_guy 2 points3 points ago

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This. Can't believe you're getting downvoted as you are completely right. I have a friend who is a speed freak and he has stayed up for more than a week at a time on meth.

[–]Catona 6 points7 points ago

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Meth is not a hallucinogen.

[–]teletran 19 points20 points ago

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but on meth it is.

[–]argleblarg 7 points8 points ago

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No, but massive sleep deprivation induced by meth sure as hell is.

[–]Catona 2 points3 points ago

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that is a very good point

[–]LifeofPI 2 points3 points ago

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A meth induced psychosis can make you have false perceptions or hallucinations.

[–]carenotto 1 point2 points ago

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I wonder what the rest of the team would look like!

[–]robeph 1 point2 points ago

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Why would meth make this normal? I guess if they did excess amounts and entered into amphetamine psychosis it COULD be some sort of delusion, although in my years as an EMT most resultant psychoses were usually just paranoid about the police or military, helicopters, following them, whatever.

[–]havespacesuit 0 points1 point ago

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Read the like fifty (exaggeration: two) responses saying that sleep deprivation is what causes the hallucinations, although the paranoia sure helps with the freak-out factor.

[–]robeph 1 point2 points ago

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Sleep dep can cause hallucinations, but...I've never seen this in the field (insofar as it being represented as such or even recognized as disruptive hallucination/delusion) from meth. Meth heads, regardless of the tv created horrors of users, don't usually go on 1 week benders without sleep. I mean even high on the drug I imagine that becomes uncomfortable. All I know is what I've come across in the field, talked to the users, watched them OD,freak out, or whatever, it is a nasty drug, but it is so very very very far from what they suggest in these anti-drug ads.

[–]NueDumaz 0 points1 point ago

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Someone is unclear on the meth concept.
The only good reason would be to get next to some o' that Lindsay Lohan for a minute......but then there's her face.

[–]xampl9 0 points1 point ago

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You get to date Amy Winehouse?

[–]plato1123 0 points1 point ago

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Is that... is that a car stereo under his other arm?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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i would pay money to see some sh!t like this

[–]hookedupphat 0 points1 point ago

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Man, you smoke some of that blue meth that's going around the outfield will be storm troopers. it'll be the greatest baseball game ever.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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NSFW http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/c50b5/slothbacca_nsfw/

[–]fannypaquin 0 points1 point ago

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I am sick and tired of all the pro meth ads

[–]mangojuicer 0 points1 point ago

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was

[–]Probably_immortal 0 points1 point ago

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Sweet they are promoting meth now

[–]furysama 0 points1 point ago

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D242_XN6Ww isn't normal but on meth it is

[–]wesmwatson 0 points1 point ago

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I love how everybody acts like every drug is a hallucinogen. Meth speeds you up. Pot slows you down. But to an anti-drug campaign, they both make you see Chewbacca playing baseball.

[–]Yarzospatflute 0 points1 point ago

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I spent a few years of my life doing meth and that makes no fucking sense.

[–]krinklekut 0 points1 point ago

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I love this so much.

[–]beast_master 0 points1 point ago

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discouraging meth use: ur doing it wrong!!!!

[–]jngrow 0 points1 point ago

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Not only does this make me want to do meth if I was impressionable, but it also makes no sense.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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WTF! how out of touch are the people making these ads? It reminds me of Tim Meadows in the Dewey Cox Story. "you don't want to try this stuff, Dewey! It takes all your bad feelings and turns them into good feelings!"

[–]MethIsOverrated 1 point2 points ago

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I made this throwaway account to defend meth.

Meth is way overrated. It really isn't that bad, it just has very uncool image because of all the dumb rednecks that abuse it. It's not that addictive, the whole "meth teeth" is a silly myth, and it doesn't alter your personality all that much. In mild doses, there is a feeling of euphoria coupled with a urge to be productive (individual results may vary).

Much less harmful than alcohol, by a long shot.

I use meth a few weekends a year. Usually to enhance sex, but sometimes to get a lot of work done when I have a pressing deadline. I stroll into the office on Monday morning feeling fresh as any other day.

[–]mrjoebert 7 points8 points ago

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Nice try, meth dealer.

[–]Liberalguy123 2 points3 points ago

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Its gonna take more than that to convince me.

[–]You_know_THAT_guy 2 points3 points ago

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I've had friends who basically became sub-human once they started using meth. They weren't necessarily addicted, but they "saw nothing wrong with it" and when they were using they were incredibly self-destructive. And they are completely untrustworthy.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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You just made me read a lot about meth. Since I have known enough addicts who have developed dental and skin issues I wanted to find out why. Apparently lack of hydration and bad hygiene is 75% of it. The rest is mostly obsessive picking, scratching, and tooth grinding. Apparently if you religiously drink water, remember to shower and brush your teeth, and can keep yourself from picking at acne and other wounds you will be fine. The more you know...

[–]aesimpleton 1 point2 points ago

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The danger isn't occasional use, but addiction. Substance-Induced psychosis is most certainly not a myth, and it will fuck your life right up. What's more, meth can and will destroy your teeth if you smoke it often enough.

Most drugs are fine in small doses, even heroin, but the problem comes from people who can't control their intake. Most people can't and advertising it without acknowledging the danger is stupid and counterproductive to the legalization movement.

[–]blahaoeu1234 -2 points-1 points ago

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Many of my friends in college did loads of meth and today they're fine (and I'm not talking prescribed smart drugs, I'm talking about snorting crystal meth bought off the street). I've read all the horror stories, but seriously, people ruin their lives with video games, food, and bad relationships. I don't think meth or any other drug is any worse in the wrong hands.

[–]MegaRouge 2 points3 points ago

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Many of my friends in college played loads of Wookie baseball and today they're fine. I've read all the horror stories, but seriously, people ruin their lives with video games, food, and meth. I don't think Wookie baseball or any other Wookie sport is any worse in the wrong hands.

[–]Feifner 0 points1 point ago

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You are a fool. Video games, food, and bad relationships don't get you addicted on the first or second try. They also don't have the ability for you to overdose or for your teeth to fall out. Just because a couple people you know were able to do meth and turn out fine doesn't make it the same as video games or food. If you look at the number of people who can play video games and still have a functioning life compared to the people who can do meth and have a functioning life you will realize the difference. People have to go through rehab for meth which can take months, and it will be the worst time of their lives. People who want to stop video games or eating unhealthy just have a small urge to go do that activity.

[–]BlunderLikeARicochet 0 points1 point ago

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98% of those who have used meth no longer use it regularly. In contrast, about 30% of those who try tobacco remain regular users.

Source (table g.14)

[–]mikepixie 0 points1 point ago

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Most people who will try tobacco will probably never try Meth. I reckon its proportional.

[–]MethIsOverrated 0 points1 point ago

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Meth isn't very addictive and it doesn't make your teeth go bad.

You are the victim of some serious confirmation bias. The reason you believe all of these fallacies about meth is because you haven't met any productive and normal meth users with good teeth. What is saying is analogous to observing an alcoholics anonymous meeting and concluding that everyone that drinks a beer will become desolate addicts.

[–]lmbrjck 1 point2 points ago

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You don't know many meth heads I take it. It's true that with some restraint, one can use meth and not become addicted. Above you claimed that you've done it and haven't become addicted, as have I, and I've been fine. On the other hand, I've also known many people who have not been so lucky, and it has gone from an occasional user to full blown addict. I feel that it is incredibly naive to claim that meth is not that addictive. Smoking meth, or mainlining it, makes you feel like you're on top of the fucking world and many people just want to keep that going, probably due to other psychological issues, but that's why many people start/continue to use drugs anyway. And meth teeth is not a myth. If you smoke meth regularly, there's a good chance that you won't have good oral hygeine, and your teeth will get fucked up.

http://www.helium.com/items/997041-the-effects-of-methamphetamine-on-teeth

[–]Feifner 0 points1 point ago

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Fallacies about meth?

You are a dumbass if you think Meth isn't addictive. Just because you can control yourself doesn't mean it isn't addictive for other people.

Okay, you got me, Meth doesn't cause your teeth to go bad. It causes your mouth to get extremely dry which can in turn cause your teeth to go bad. You have good teeth because you use it occasionally, not constantly like the meth users you probably don't associate with.

I never said everyone who uses meth has rotten teeth and is going to die, so I am not saying something analogous to alcoholics. I was saying that the chances of abusing meth are a lot higher than the chances of abusing video games, food, or even alcohol.

You are preaching that meth is okay to use because it hasn't caused you any problems. You probably even know a lot of other people that are able to use meth for recreation. You probably don't have much interaction with the people who I am talking about, because they suck to hang around with. Most college students don't have problems with alcohol, and they probably don't associate with alcoholics too often. They realize that alcohol has a horrible side to it. Get the hell out of your own world and realize that abusing meth is far more common than you think.

[–]MethIsOverrated 0 points1 point ago

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First of all, I'm not saying that meth is okay. It's a drug. You can use it responsibility and have fun, or you can abuse it.

All I'm saying is that most people believe all sorts of ridiculous misconceptions about it. I'm one data point that says "hey look, meth doesn't fuck my life up!" which is sufficient information to make you, and everyone else, reevaluate what you think you believe to be true.

Also, addiction is subjective. Some people have addictive personality disorders. These people will sacrifice hygiene, their job, friends, family, and quality of life just to experience a few moments of euphoria. Put any drug near these kinds of people and they will abuse it to no end.

That said, there is no way you can possibly back up the statement "the chances of abusing meth are a lot higher than the chances of abusing video games, food, or even alcohol." How would you even go about measuring that? Do you want to compare the number of overweight people versus the number of meth addicts?

I'm not overweight and I hate video games. Addiction is a personality disorder.

[–]mikepixie 0 points1 point ago

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While I agree that there are many people with addictive personality orders abusing drugs, meth amphetamine is a drug with a far higher potential for physical addiction due to the fact that meth floods various reward circuitry in the brain with dopamine. This action greatly affects brain chemistry and creates a dependency in a similar fashion to the physical addiction caused by opiates and nicotine. Someone below commented that more people who try nicotine become addicted than people who try meth. I am sure a lot more people try smoking than people who try meth and so this is proportional. I have been around for a while and have seen and done a lot of drug related things. I have seen people go to prison and I have seen people die. I can confidently say that Crystal Meth is not a drug worth getting into. There are far more worthwhile and enlightening chemicals out there in both the tryptamine and phenathylemine families. Meth is really just ephedrine thats been stripped down a bit with some solvents and iodine. There are much cooler things you can extract with solvents and iodine, get a copy of phikal and see for yourself.

[–]You_know_THAT_guy 0 points1 point ago

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Yeah, I think the meth mouth is actually a result of bad hygiene and being malnourished, not meth itself.

[–]805primetime -1 points0 points ago

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I was at this game. Tigers Vs. Dodgers 5-21-10 in L.A. It was the 30th anniversary of Empire Strikes Back. They had ESB things on the scoreboard all night. I even have the poster they were giving out.

The pic is of Chewbacca throwing out the first pitch.

[–]Khendroc -2 points-1 points ago

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Are they serious? It's a good thing kids know that adults lie and exaggerate like crazy to them or we'd see a fucking meth explosion with this ad.

[–]thieving_magpie -3 points-2 points ago

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where's the meth

[–]OmnipotentRaisin -3 points-2 points ago

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When I see this I read,

                       \m/ "METH FTW" \m/

[–]LexMortis -3 points-2 points ago

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Are they trying to deter or encourage it? Cuz I'm getting mixed messages here...

[–]ijustsignedup -1 points0 points ago

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is it weird that the first thing I wondered is why he wasn't wearing a baseball glove?

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