Posted by Lini on August 24, 2001, at 14:17:15
In reply to Re: Paxil should be illegal / It causes brain damage » AVR, posted by Elizabeth on August 24, 2001, at 12:43:40
> Drugs aren't made legal or illegal based on actual danger, but rather, on "abuse potential."
>
> -elizabethI don't know about that argument - alcohol and nicotine are both legal and the potential for abuse is significant and very real. And, not to get caught up in semantics but, I am not sure how one would separate actual danger and abuse potential - doesn't one directly effect the other?
-Lini
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