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RaptorChrist on 20 May 2019
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DonFerrari said:
sethnintendo said:

Well seems your laws are more strict that USA.  Anyways, it was a bad analogy but the facts remain that doctors are as much drug pushers as the local drug dealer.  Now that they are finally cracking down in USA the people that were addicted to opioid prescription drugs are turning to heroin which they started mixing with fentanyl.  Drug companies and some doctors are the main cause of the entire opioid epidemic that has been plaguing the USA the past decade or so.  They used to hand them out like candy and now they only realize how much destruction they have caused.

I guess you are missing my point.

Legal drugs addiction is bad as well, and people can die because of it. I would counsel a friend or relative using them but would keep close. On ilegal drugs or anything else that could put ME in jail I would put distance. I don't see a point in keeping close to someone that could drag you down.

Laws in Brazil must be very strict indeed. And it seems people in Brazil have a different opinion of drug use in general. I live in the US, and when it comes to drug laws, things are fairly mild. Not as mild as I think they should be, but in most cases, you will not go to jail at all for a first offense for a drug-related charge, unless you are found to be a major supplier. Also, being around someone who is using drugs is not illegal, either.

When found to be using drugs, there are options provided in many states that provide a way to rehabilitate instead of go to jail.

I think this is because drugs in the US aren't considered to be as "bad" as people in Brazil may think they are. Our minds are all a product of the influences and experiences that make us who we are, and the influence Brazil has had on you has resulted in you distancing yourself from trouble, which can be a good thing.