From: Adam 

John Beamish wrote:
> The surprise isn't the positive economic contribution.  It's the segment
> (as I described them:  ommited and irredeemable "skid row"
types) which
> is making the positive contribution.
>

Yeah it's just wrt drug users I know with the exception of smackheads most
I know are fully functioning members of society.

& given my predilection for beer & cigs I count myself amongst them.

Adam

> On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 02:44:18 -0400, Adam 
> wrote:
>
>> John Beamish wrote:
>>> There are an increasing number of "reduced harm"
studies that show
>>> not only the reductions in enforcement costs, decreased related
>>> medical expenses and, surprisingly, small but positive economic
>>> contributions by the drug users.
>>>
>>
>> Why is that surprising? People who drink alcohol make positive
>> contributions. The City of London used to be fueled by speed &
coke &
>> huge areas of the world exist in a haze of cannabis.
>>
>> Adam

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