Question by Object Of It’s Ire: I have been raised by a single mother since I was five. Do you think I will suffer any ill effects?
My mother, Monique, divorced my father when I was five and we left to live by ourselves. I’m a bit worried by statistics which indicate I am more likely to criminally offend or become violent than someone raised in a two parent family.

But.. I think that’s baloney and that I’ll turn out fine.
Thanks for the support everyone. I ask mostly because of this:
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_5916.aspx

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Answer by jaaffar s
no you want so stop thinking about it

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Question by : i need a rebuttal for legalizing all drugs?
drugs such as Cocain marijuana and things of that nature

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Answer by Yirmiyahu
Read the essay entitled, “The Ethics of Addiction” by Dr. Thomas Szasz. He starts from the World Health Organization’s definition of addiction to show that drug use (or abuse) is an ethical matter. As with all ethical matters, they should be addressed by a society’s mores. For example, liquor cannot be purchased or consumed by individuals unless they are of a legal age. Prescription drugs cannot be purchased or sold without a legal prescription from a licensed physician.

Consequently, one could argue that certain drugs could be too harmful to society to be permitted.

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