tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post3656478659902659542..comments2024-03-30T00:09:27.602+13:00Comments on Not PC: Another front opening on the War on Drug Users?Peter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-12887531956215619002008-05-29T17:44:00.000+12:002008-05-29T17:44:00.000+12:00A colleague of mine attended a drug course (compul...A colleague of mine attended a drug course (compulsory) in Australia in the railways. Any contractor, employee or manager had to attend once every two years. Anyway he told me about this grizzly old guy who kept arguing with the teacher about every drug and what its effect was. You name it, grizz knew about it. It seemed he had a lot of direct experience with all sorts of naughty stuff. The teacher would say something like, "Pot causes these effects, blah, blah and causes this harm etc. etc." The grizzly guy would say, "No. It never does that. It does like this. Blah. Blah. etc." then they'd move on to the next drug in the list and the same thing would occur. Turns out he was a track maintenance worker it seems and had been a driver before he had a heart attack. They eventually retired him on full pay so he didn't keep having them on about drugs. An $80k/yr retirement. <BR/><BR/>I since heard that there are stories about train drivers soaked up to the eyeballs on drugs to keep "awake". Hope not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-20415349666557914112008-05-29T14:18:00.000+12:002008-05-29T14:18:00.000+12:00The big issue overlooked with drug testing is that...The big issue overlooked with drug testing is that many, maybe even a majority, of low wage workers partake. I was told of someone who has been put into rehab for three months on full pay - a council worker. You might wonder why the council would bother but what is their choice? Having conducted the tests they have to take some action. They can't just sack people...well they could if ratepayers were happy not to have sewers serviced or rubbish collected. Where does the war on drugs end?Lindsay Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-66458261917074864572008-05-29T12:34:00.000+12:002008-05-29T12:34:00.000+12:00Why do the Mike Sabins think the genie can be put ...Why do the Mike Sabins think the genie can be put back into the bottle?<BR/><BR/>Why do they persist in circling the problem, instead of dealing with it?<BR/><BR/>Why do they persist with practices that only serve to offer their children as targets for criminal scum?<BR/><BR/>Aside from the immorality of the state flexing its muscles, the well-meaning but ultimately absurd "War on Drugs" was started by Nixon some 35 odd years ago. Kind of puts Iraq into perspective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com