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16 years 3 weeks ago #247

TheBeerNut Offline Posts: 11663	New report[/url:2tcuz67n] shows Ireland is not only the biggest binge-drinker in Europe, but also the most likely to not drink at all. I think it's pretty clear that some of the blame for Ireland's poor attitude to alcohol rests with the total abstinence movement.

16 years 3 weeks ago #248

jspruit Offline Posts: 128	&quot;TheBeerNut&quot;:udxm680l wrote: New report[/url:udxm680l] shows Ireland is not only the biggest binge-drinker in Europe, but also the most likely to not drink at all. I think it's pretty clear that some of the blame for Ireland's poor attitude to alcohol rests with the total abstinence movement.[/quote:udxm680l] Going with the 'all or nothing' motto I guess.

16 years 3 weeks ago #249

sbillings Topic Author Offline Posts: 3582	All part of the pattern of a country with repressive alcohol laws. Countries where alcohol is heavily controlled tend to have high levels of abstinence as well as a tendency towards binge drinking and alcohol related harm. If alcohol is treated as a problem it becomes a problem.

16 years 3 weeks ago #250

a_friend_in_mead Offline Posts: 999	Surely headshops must be helping the alcohol problem. The 70[/url:1kdn8gas] headshops nationwide are getting people off their mash to the extent they have tens of thousands in cash on the premises. This has to reduce the demand and cash available for booze.

16 years 3 weeks ago #251

sbillings Topic Author Offline Posts: 3582	Funny how that doesn't seem to be the case, isn't it? Anyway, I'm sure the government are trying their level best to figure out a way to ban these shops. I mean, it's clear from the hysteria and complete lack of any evidence, medical or statistical, that the stuff sold in head shops is incredibly dangerous.

16 years 3 weeks ago #252

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&quot;sbillings&quot;:32f5jrs5 wrote: Funny how that doesn't seem to be the case, isn't it?
Anyway, I'm sure the government are trying their level best to figure out a way to ban these shops. I mean, it's clear from the hysteria and complete lack of any evidence, medical or statistical, that the stuff sold in head shops is incredibly dangerous.[/quote:32f5jrs5]

No honestly it's deadly stuff, I tried some last week and it killed me, twice. You'd think I'd have learned the first time.

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