<p>1of42: “Excuse? How about this: if you want to come to Princeton and give me a ride to one of the places you have suggested”</p>
<p>I will put this on my “things to do” list for the next time I am in the area. It may take 6-18 months for you to hear from me on it, but I will contact you through CC the next time I pass through. If you stop using CC, email me your contact information so I can reach you. You won’t find me at all scary, BTW - just a good-natured soccer mom who sometimes wears a spidey costume. </p>
<p>Since you are a student, I will even buy you dinner. In return, you will visit one or two fine addiction treatment centers near Princeton, speak to professionals, and maybe even sit in on some educational sessions.</p>
<p>As far as evidence goes, evidence for WHAT? There have been MANY topics covered in the “Illicit Drugs Should Be Avoided” debate between the two of us. I am clearly not going to play the tiresome game you like to play of citing one study, then having you surf the net to post another, and so on. </p>
<p>Here is REALITY:</p>
<p>In every library, there is a huge section on addiction. In those books studies are cited. The vast majority of the books agree that illegal drugs are bad. </p>
<p>This is not complicated.</p>
<p>A tiny minority of fringe players like to challenge the notion that drugs are bad. You like to focus on those opinions. Statistics can say whatever you’d like them to. You can even pay for studies which will say whatever you wish. You can ignore lots of good research, and focus on a few dissenting opinions. All of this can take up lots of your time, but it is a game I am not wiling to play.</p>
<p>The TRUTH is that the majority of the best minds world-wide agree that illegal drugs should be avoided for health reasons. They have lots of high quality research to back them up. You should rely on professionals to sift through research, to apply it, and to guide you based on years of experience doing so. Surfing the net is not a sound substitute for reliance on the best minds in a field.</p>
<p>It is childish to pretend that you cannot find volumes of books on this subject, filled with information citing excellent research.</p>