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Date Posted: 05:54:55 08/26/02 Mon
Author: Joe
Subject: Your point is not well represented
In reply to: Octobersan 's message, "More sugar anyone???" on 14:41:01 08/25/02 Sun

Sugar may be bad for people but you must look at the percentage of people that are adversely affected.

How many people eat sugar in the US each day? Of those people how many have diabetes?

Now how many people use heroin in a day? Of those how many have heroin related problems.

I am pretty confident that the percentages will be very much different. The odds are highly stacked against the heroin user. You can not compare numbers since the usage rates are so different, you must comapre percentages of the users.

i could eat sugar every day, i might, or i might not contract diabetes. I might or i might not get fat (this can be prevented through exercise). But if i shoot up everyday i think it is pretty much a given that i will destroy my body, mind and life within short order.

If i eat a candy bar today i might gain a little extra weight or take a few minutes off my lifespan but i probably wont do something that will completely ruin my life or the lives of those around me.

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