Personal responsibility?

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I've answered a lot of questions related to drugs and pharmacology because I am a pharmacist.  I've also tried to be pollite and answer questions related to drug use to help steer people away from drug abuse.

However, and possibly because of my knowledge of medications, I am becoming more and more frustrated with people who abuse drugs for recreation.

This not only has the potential to harm their body, but it propagates the illegal drug trade which further damages our society.

I'd like to know how others feel I should answer questions about drug abuse.

Should I:

1. Answer non-judgementally in hopes I help them get through a bad time;
2. Offer advise on changing their lifestyle
3. Enocurage them to die

I am serious.  I hope to gain some insights.  I believe drug abuse in America is destroying out society, and living in Arizona, I see the harm drug traffic does to people first hand.

Pangolin · Accepted Answer

I feel your pain.  Excellent question.  It's amazing what shows up here, isn't it?

I'd offer a fourth option:  don't answer these questions at all.

They are not going through a bad time - they are irresponsible, self-absorbed drains on society.
They don't want your advice on changing their lifestyles.
Encouraging them to die isn't really the responsible thing to do, even though it would prevent them from posting here. 

There are a few drug questions that are worth answering, when people actually want to know what they are doing to their bodies, but those are few and far between.  

Learn to overlook those questions.

Personally, I think those questions ought to be illegal.  Maybe we can start reporting those en masse, as they do represent illegal activity.

Oh Rilly? · Answer

I'd say #2. The first helps nothing, the third does not encourage change. If you change the mind of even one person, then you've won the gold star.

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