Central News - ignorant to the facts

Former Member

I happened to catch a bit of the local evening news in my area. The was a report on how someone had died after taking E over new year. Now i haven't (yet) taken Ecstasy but you could just tell the whole report was put together with a whole anti E prospectes.

They showed the risks of taking ecstasy. Now i'm not denying there aren't any risks, its just then didn't bother to report how to stay safe.

They then proceeded to show people in the area who had die as a result of taking E. One included a 17 year old who died after taking a single tablet, it was also the firt time this person had taken drugs.

Now if this person new what they were doing, including facts on how to stay safe. Do you think this person would still be alive today?

Former Member

i think that if the government chose to spend more money on education than on trying to catch the people with the drugs then generally people would be alot more informed on what they were doing and know how to stay safe (well as safe as you can possibly be on drugs).
If this person was well educated on ecstacy then they may have been able to help themselves.

Former Member

Its always the same with the news aint it? Its the same "Dont take E..Its bad!" message every time. There are 1000's of people that take E every w/end and don't die. Most of us know the risks involved and take precautions to reduce the risks. Its obvious people are gonna do it anyway so the government should put more money in2 educating people about drugs rather than just tell us not 2.
I bet u that at least a 1000 people died over xmas/new from alcohol related deaths but cos thats taxable its considered an acceptable thing.
Another thing..u notice everytime its in the news about someone dying taking E they always say its their first time. How the hell do they know? Its obvious any parent is gonna turn round and say "my son/daughter doesnt take drugs" but probably 99% of our parents have no idea what we get up 2 when we're out..I know mine don't!

Former Member

Originally posted by funlovnchic:
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I bet u that at least a 1000 people died over xmas/new from alcohol related deaths but cos thats taxable its considered an acceptable thing.</STRONG>

An official government source states that, on average, 1,000 people die from alcohol poisoning every weekend. That's not alcohol related, like crashing a car when pissed or falling into a canal when pissed, but purely 1,000 people dieing of alcohol poisoning every weekend. Like you say, alchol's taxed, pills aint.

Former Member

its true. the government screw ye 4 everything........if there was a tax on yokes yud get none of that bad media coverage. when was the last time you saw a report on someone dying from alcohol poisoning? and if there is some scandal about people dyin from drink there is always something to cover it up....... <IMG alt="image" SRC="mad.gif" border="0">