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@polksaladallie wrote:

It seems that most bi-polar sufferers have a history of amphetamaine use in their youth, or childhood, but I haven't heard what the long term effects of methamphetamine are.  Some people use it as a recreational drug only, and have no problems.  Same as any other drug.

 

 

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I would rephrase it:  "bi-polar sufferers tends to not cope during adolescence and often turn to drugs and/or alcohol during this time.  Parents then blame the drugs for change in their children, but cause and effect is not established.  Many kids experiment during their teens". 

I agree, many people take "hard" drugs recreationally without getting addicted.  These people are not known about, because we do not hear about them, we do not notice them if we pass them on the street.  But some do get addicted; most likely because of underlying problem.   They need help just like any other ill person does, and the cost of helping them is less than the cost to society if we keep jailing them, and then letting them out with the same problems only aggravated by poverty and less chance of getting job, or proper help. 

TA's ignorance showed when he said something about ICE being more addictive than LSD, which is not addictive.