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Recreational horseback riding is statistically more deadly and more likely to result in serious injury than ecstasy use. [0]

Of course everything has risks. But nobody demands an article about the pleasures of equestrianism to include a warning about traumatic brain injury and paralysis risks.

[0] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/feb/11/drugs-...

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David nutt is brilliant. I loved his book drink. However I think that horse riding Vs mdma point is a bit limited. I think there are dangers worth facing as the overall experience probably helps you grow as person, so horse riding has the dangers, the skills, the discipline and the responsibilities that go with it. In my mdma taking years I don't think I met anyone who benefited from it. In fact I know of quite the opposite.

Edit: btw I think all drugs should be decriminalised.

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