0. Sta drɔga ɛ ka sostanza sikoattiva.
0. A psychoactive drug is a psychoactive substance.
1. Sta drɔga pʋɔ ɛ̀ssere endɔ̀ᵹena o eʃɔ̀ᵹena.
1. A psychoactive drug may be endogenous or exogenous.
2. Sta drɔga pʋɔ ɛ̀ssere dra stimolante, dra sedativo, dra allucinɔ̀ᵹeno o dra empatɔ̀ᵹeno.
2. A psychoactive drug may be a stimulant, a depressant, a hallucinogen or an empathogen.
3. Ka alimento ke kontjɛne sta drɔga ɛ la drɔga.
3. An aliment containing a psychoactive drug (as a substance) is a psychoactive drug (as an aliment).
B. All substances that have a psychoactive effect are psychoactive drugs. Unlike Foreigners, we don’t make any exception: alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, cocaine… belong to the same general category: psychoactive drugs. For the same reason we lack a different word for psychiatric medications.
D. All psychoactive drugs are useful (at least to sell): we should not demonize them.
G. We confine psychoactive drugs use to well defined and institutionalized social contexts. As our body provides us particular psychoactive drugs in certain biologically defined circumstances, so our society provides us particular psychoactive drugs in certain socially defined circumstances. We have no place for any recreational (or mystical) use.
V. We don’t use psychoactive drugs in our daily life. A drug addicted is not a proper Human.
Ʃ. Drug addiction, like any addiction, is generally good for the economy: we should not demonize it.
Ȝ. There are advantages both in prohibition and in liberalization of drugs, depending on the context and position: we don’t have any ideological stance about it.
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