“Thousands of years people have taken drugs, whether it's alcohol, which was invented about 5,000 years ago. People have been using that. And all kinds of marijuana and all these things, tobacco. So all these drugs have been - it seems to be the propensity of human beings to want to use them.” PeopleWantYearsHumansKindHas BeensUseSeemsHuman BeingsTakenDrugYears AgoAlcoholAll KindsMarijuanaTobaccoPropensity Author:Mick Jagger
“Tobacco is the second most dangerous drug available to our culture. Number one is alcohol follow by many pharmacy pills. So no, marijuana is not more dangerous then tobacco.” CultureNumbersDangerousDrugAvailableAlcoholMarijuanaPillsTobaccoPharmacyDangerous Drugs Author:Steven Machat
“There's one white powder which is by far the most lethal known, it's called sugar. . . . The Caribbean back in the 18th century was a soft drug producer: sugar, rum, tobacco, chocolate. And in order to do it, they had to enslave Africans.” OrderWhiteKnownCenturyDrugProducersChocolateSugarTobaccoPowderCaribbean18th CenturyRum Author:Noam Chomsky
“Annual drug deaths: tobacco: 395,000, alcohol: 125,000, 'legal' drugs: 38,000, illegal drug overdoses: 5,200, marijuana: 0. Considering government subsidies of tobacco, just what is our government protecting us from in the drug war?” WarGovernmentDrugAlcoholIllegalMarijuanaConsideringTobaccoAnnualsWar On DrugsSubsidiesOverdoseIllegal Drugs Author:Ralph Nader
“We cannot eradicate global drug markets, but we can certainly regulate them as we have done with alcohol and tobacco markets. Drug abuse, alcoholism and tobacco should be treated as public health problems, not criminal justice issues.” ShouldDoneProblemJusticeIssuesDrugAbuseAlcoholCriminalsTreatedAlcoholismTobaccoPublic HealthCriminal JusticeDrug AbuseHealth Problems Author:Otto Perez Molina
“Ozzy, God bless him, is super talented. He is a great man. He is a man of heart and soul and goodwill. He is a very funny man but he is a perfect poster child of why I have never touched drugs, alcohol, tobacco or fast food.” MenHeartChildrenSoulPerfectDrugAlcoholGreat MenTouchedBlessTobaccoHeart And SoulGoodwillPostersGod BlessFast FoodFunny Men Author:Ted Nugent
“A cigarette is a roll of paper, tobacco, and drugs, with a small fire on one end and a large fool at the other. Some of its chief benefits are cancer of the lips and stomach, softening of the brain, funeral procesions, and families shrouded in gloom and grief. Although a great many people know this, they still smoke in order to appear sophisticated.” PeopleKnowsStillsEndsOrderGriefBrainFireFoolDrugPaperBenefitsLipsCancerChiefsSmokeGreat MenStomachFuneralCigaretteSophisticatedTobaccoGloom Author:Ann Landers
“The worst drug of all by far is tobacco; the death toll from tobacco is just overwhelming.” WorstDrugOverwhelmingTobaccoTolls Author:Noam Chomsky
“Drugs and alcohol were ruling my life. I made a lot of bad decisions while I was drinking alcohol. The first thing I stopped was cigarettes and tobacco.” FirstsMadeDecisionDrugDrinkingAlcoholCigaretteRulingTobaccoDrugs And AlcoholDrinking AlcoholBad Decision Author:Ozzy Osbourne
“Just plain logic says that the war on drugs does not work. It absolutely does not work. We have this highly addictive legal drug called tobacco which has never resulted in people being sent to prison, but there has been a massive reduction in its consumption simply because responsible adults looking at their own bodies have said they don't want to do that to themselves.” PeopleWantDoeHas BeensSaidWarBodyDrugAdultsLogicResponsiblePrisonMassiveWorking ItConsumptionTobaccoReductionWar On Drugs Author:Graham Hancock
“It's not in doubt that tobacco is far more lethal than hard drugs.” HardDoubtDrugTobacco Author:Noam Chomsky
“I take really good care of myself. I promised myself long ago that I would never miss a hunting season, never poison my sacred temple with drugs, alcohol, tobacco or bad food.” LongCareMissingDrugSeasonsSacredAlcoholPoisonTemplesHuntingLong AgoTobaccoBad FoodHunting Season Author:Ted Nugent
“In the 1990s - the period of the greatest escalation of the drug war - nearly 80 percent of the increase in drug arrests was for marijuana possession, a drug less harmful than alcohol or tobacco and at least, if not more, prevalent in middle class white neighborhoods and college campuses as it is in the 'hood.” IfsWarWhiteClassMiddleCollegePeriodsDrugPercentIncreasePossessionAlcoholMiddle ClassNeighborhoodMarijuanaTobaccoHoodCampusWar On DrugsCollege CampusEscalation Author:Michelle Alexander
“The important thing is that while heroin and cocaine and tobacco and every drug and junk food cause dopamine release, there are healthier ways that you can put this into your life. And the three big ones are intimacy ... physical activity ... and the third thing is music.” ImportantDrugIntimacyTobaccoCocaineHeroinJunk Food Author:Neal Barnard