According to an article in the Guardian Newspaper certain hallucinogenic drugs have been tested with a view to helping patients with terminal illnesses. Now I certainly have no valid argument that would suggest any problem with this type of treatment. If I were terminally ill I would want to be able to escape the reality of my illness. If, as the report suggests, the use of this type of drug would assist one to overcome some of the psychological boundaries a terminal illness places upon an individual then surely it would be beneficial to all concerned. If it could aid the patient to live their remaining days feeling at peace and able to cope I agree it should be available to them legally. This could also have the knock on effect of helping their associated family and the medical professionals who try to treat them.
I would not agree with some of my colleagues within the being bad lecture who considered it socially acceptable to move towards these types of drugs becoming available within everyday life to anyone who wants them just for recreational purposes. I cannot ever imagine feeling relaxed at the thought of anyone saying "I am off to boots to buy some mind altering drugs". I for one feel it is a very slippery slope of self destruction. If hallucinogenic drugs were legalised do we not all think that the gateway to all other drugs would be opened? I welcome your views as I am sure you will not all agree with me.
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