Neighbours Smoke

GlynD

jetta_wales wrote: »

Do you think if people with actual disabilities could be cured of them by doing some excesise and eating less crisps that they wouldn't do that in an instant?

It's a bit insulting to the dissabled to be honest.

I think that over-eating is as prickly a subject as smoking and alcohol to be honest. There are many reasons why people do it, some of it is genetic or psychological. The willpower necessary if you have that faulty gene is too much for some people. That's my opnion in all sincerity, so while I might make fun of the situations I do understand - I think.

GlynD

adouglasmhor wrote: »

I have a better suggestion for the OP, learn a musical instrument.


Practice whenever they try and have a smoke in peace, say you are Scots and they are being racist to want to prevent you

Ahhhh, the old tortured pig. It makes my blood hot in places I'd forgotten I'd had.

GlynD

Do you know, I've just seen my neighbour across the street standing at his front foor smoking a ciggie. I don't know why but I had this all consuming desire to go out and chuck a half brick at his head. I didn't though, I managed to control myself enough to go back inside and finish my cigar.

relic

GlynD wrote: »

Do you know, I've just seen my neighbour across the street standing at his front foor smoking a ciggie. I don't know why but I had this all consuming desire to go out and chuck a half brick at his head. I didn't though, I managed to control myself enough to go back inside and finish my cigar.

Did he look like a pie?

GlynD

relic wrote: »

Did he look like a pie?

No but he is quite rotund and I'm sure I saw him licking crumbs from his lips. I've been rummaging through the garage just now to see if I can find my windchimes.

Gavin83

GlynD wrote: »

Now that's unfair. Just because someone has an eating issue they are penalised? That'll never work. Although it is fair to say that obesity causes more health problems in the UK than smoking or alcoholism.

It's drugs I think we should concentrate on.

I'd say smoking, alcohol and obesity are all more serious issues in this country than drugs. There are issues above all of these at the moment that the government need to deal with so these are all probably far down the list. Besides drugs are everywhere in this country, they'll never get rid.

GlynD

Gavin83 wrote: »

I'd say smoking, alcohol and obesity are all more serious issues in this country than drugs. There are issues above all of these at the moment that the government need to deal with so these are all probably far down the list. Besides drugs are everywhere in this country, they'll never get rid.

I would have to disagree. I agree that the first three issues are serious enough to warrant concern but the scourge of drugs is the biggest killer and filler of prisons in the UK. If all the effort which we've seen being put into the anti-smoking lobby was spent on reducing the drugs problem then society would be much better off for it. That's my 2 1/2d worth anyway.

adouglasmhor

GlynD wrote: »

I would have to disagree. I agree that the first three issues are serious enough to warrant concern but the scourge of drugs is the biggest killer and filler of prisons in the UK. If all the effort which we've seen being put into the anti-smoking lobby was spent on reducing the drugs problem then society would be much better off for it. That's my 2 1/2d worth anyway.

Not all drugs are the same, I think we should start by working out which drugs are a priority. The class A ones like smack. On the Scheme TV program last night (first time I watched it) a ne'erdowell was openly injecting heroin in the kitchen while his mum cried in the garden and his younger brother seethed in the living room. TBH he needed his balls booted.

GlynD

adouglasmhor wrote: »

Not all drugs are the same, I think we should start by working out which drugs are a priority. The class A ones like smack. On the Scheme TV program last night (first time I watched it) a ne'erdowell was openly injecting heroin in the kitchen while his mum cried in the garden and his younger brother seethed in the living room. TBH he needed his balls booted.

I agree that not all drugs are the same. It's the highly addictive ones I was really referring to, although I don't understand anyone who uses the so called "recreational" drugs which are around. Anybody younger than me will doubtless say I'm just not with it but these drugs were around in my youth and I never bothered, nor was I subject to much in the way of peer pressure. I always reckoned drink was a big enough thrill without spending my hard-earned on a substance which was manufactured in dubious circumstances.

But back to the subject matter. Addictive drugs are a problem. The "Just Say No" campaign may have had an effect but not enough to reduce the epidemic. Even in rural areas in your neck of the wood are sadly affected because now they can go from Guardbridge down the A92 much quicker than in the old days. They're in Glenrothes or Kirkcaldy before you can say boo to a Canada Goose and the next thing they're bringing bacgs of it back to their rural idyll and using it then they frighten the horses and I don't know about you but I find that scandalous.

esuhl

Gavin83 wrote: »

I'd say smoking, alcohol and obesity are all more serious issues in this country than drugs.

GlynD wrote: »

I agree that not all drugs are the same. It's the highly addictive ones I was really referring to although I don't understand anyone who uses the so called "recreational" drugs which are around.... I always reckoned drink was a big enough thrill...

Do you mean highly addictive drugs such as nicotine? Tobacco smoking is generally considered more addictive and kills far, far more people than illegal drugs. And many drug-related deaths are due to prohibition - heroin addicts injecting contaminated drugs or being uncertain as to the potency, for example.

And anyway, alcohol is very obviously a recreational drug! You used it, yet say that you don't understand why anyone would do such a thing?!

I'm not suggesting that there should be a "free for all" with any drug being easily available without any safeguards, but criminalising the very person who is harmed by their own use of a drug is fundamentally immoral and only increases harm.

Allowing a black market to flourish also generates billions of pounds in profits for organised criminals and, potentially, terrorists.

If illegal drugs are illegal because of their addictive or harmful properties, then alcohol and tobacco should be banned at once. Otherwise, drug laws should be reviewed so that we can move away from this hypocritical system and actually treat addictions instead of brushing them under the carpet.