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trumbitta2

Hello, Oppio is the italian word for Opium, one of the most dangerous drugs out there.

Just thought you'd wanted to know.

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Is opium that dangerous? I would have thought that tobacco or alcohol were far worse.

edit: Wow, that was an extremely quick down vote. Didn't even get round to posting my follow up with a bit of evidence.

Drugs are bad, m'kay.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-11660210

Doesn't mention opium, but a quick google says that it takes 10 kilos of opium to make a kilo of heroin, which admittedly is near the top of the list. There are lots of prescription drugs based on opium, no?

I didn't mod you down, but it is bad. Opium is probably single-handedly responsible for the harsh penalties for drug use in East Asia.

This article comes to mind:

http://www.thefix.com/content/confessions-opium-addict-drug-...

And this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Opium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addiction/dp...

hey trumbitta2, yes we are aware. We actually found out this after we got the domain and... just laughed. We say if we fail we sell the domain for high price.

That's the right attitude :)

Also, I wander who downvoted me for this...

While I also suspect that opium is not THAT dangerous, still your comment is valuable. (Even though we knew it.)

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