Da'Rick Rogers with a big night

[Orange_Crush]

1. Not necessarily; and, the definitions do not rule out weed (in fact, MW even says "esp. marijuana").

2. Even if you want to narrowly define "dope" as heroin, I still stand by the point made. Heroin is not a performance enhancing drug; heroin use is no more necessarily detrimental to society than pre-marital, unprotected sex.

Really dude? You just totally undermined any shred of creditability you may have had.

The Impact of Heroin Dependence
Heroin use, particularly injection use, is a problem of
major public health importance. The risks associated
with heroin dependence, such as HIV and viral hepatitis,
and the social costs due to associated crime and
poverty exceed those of most other drugs.5 Though
more difficult to measure objectively, familial dysfunction
and disruption are also significant consequences of
heroin dependence. Children of opiate dependent parents
appear to be at increased risk of certain forms of
psychopathology (particularly attention deficit disorders,
anxiety, and depression) and future substance use
disorders.6

...

Heroin dependence exacts significant costs to society
via medical care, crime, social welfare, and lost productivity.
The estimated cost of heroin addiction in the
United States was $21.9 billion in 1996. Of these costs,
productivity losses accounted for approximately $11.5
billion (53%), criminal activities $5.2 billion (24%),
medical care $5 billion (23%), and social welfare $0.1
billion (0.5%). 5
Heroin users have a death rate 13-17 times that of
their age-matched peers, and a 14-fold risk of suicide.9-12
Between 10% and 35% of deaths in heroin-dependent
individuals are due to suicide.12 Overdose and suicide result
in a significant loss of life years, as these deaths typically
occur during the 3rd and 4th decades of life.10,11

Link

 

[Jax_Vol]

18 for 303.....not too shabby

 

[therealUT]

Really dude? You just totally undermined any shred of creditability you may have had.

Really. The fact that heroin use is considered a crime makes that entire figure for costs in crime kind of circular, don't you think. It also undermines the lost productivity figure (as jail time would count; further, pregnancies and single mothers certainly lose productivity at a very high rate), and I do not see death as a loss to society (certainly a loss for the individual, though).

Feel free to look up the same type of projected costs from unwanted pregnancies in America. Just to give you an idea, medical care alone (not to include lost production and crime that is highly correlated to single-parent/broken homes) is over $12 billion (well surpassing the medical costs associated with heroin use).

 

[vols-1]

Hope he's enjoying himself.

Don't worry, he's all about having a good time

 

[UTK]

Every game he plays there's a thread. lol

 

[KappinSpaulding]

Looks like LSU is setting Honey Badger up for a return next year. Lets bring Da'Rick back. I t looks like your have to play guys with questionable decision making skills in order to win now-a-days. That is unless you name is Saban, of course down in the loosa their fb players can get away with murder and no one will ever hear about it. bUCK fAMA