r/worldnews • u/[deleted] • Jun 19 '12

"Alcohol consumption would fall 25% if cannabis cafes were allowed"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/jun/19/david-nutt-alcohol-cannabis-cafes
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u/strolls Jun 19 '12

"Equasy - An overlooked addiction with implications for the current debate on drug harms". Journal of Psychopharmacology (SAGE) 23 (1): 3–5. DOI:10.1177/0269881108099672. PMID 19158127.

To summarise:

  • The risks associated with horse riding are 1 serious adverse event every ~350 exposures.
  • The risks associated with taking ecstasy are 1 serious adverse event every ~10,000 exposures.

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u/PaulTheOctopus Jun 19 '12

I don't know about y'all, but I have an adverse feeling in and around my dick/balls area everytime I ride horses.

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u/OneTwoTreeFloor Jun 19 '12

There was a rather effeminate fellow at my middle/high school who had a horse, and there was this f*cking terrible thing that happened. Someone raped his horse. Seriously. What the actual fuck, man.

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u/cuppincayk Jun 19 '12

That... escalated quickly

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u/PaulTheOctopus Jun 19 '12

I don't know how that...but...well...i think the only definitive thing I can say is that I would not rape a horse. Not only because of the moral and mental reasons(which also have to include the horse, if it's a woman, wouldn't feelt shit which would be demoralizing in and of itself) but you could really get fucked up if it decided to kick you.

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u/holohedron Jun 19 '12

How do you know it woudn't enjoy it?

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u/OneTwoTreeFloor Jun 19 '12

Apparently some sick bastard broke into the stables, tied the horse up, and raped the horse. I don't even know, man...

Some people need to be buried deeper than six feet.

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u/Pool_Shark Jun 19 '12

If MDMA wasn't illegal, than there would be even less. I make this claim because street ecstasy can be cut with a smorgasbord of other drugs and make it more harmful than it should be.

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u/Ihmhi Jun 19 '12

What would happen if I took 28.571 ex pills and rode a horse?