Locky88 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Hello everyone! Since this year I will be writing my dissertation paper I will have to do a study on my chosen topic so that I can prove, analyse, describe and generally interpret my chosen study. So I post this topic for all those willing to take a minute out of their lives to help out a schoolboy.In the following link:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1v3JBmkMeGH1I6OpcoXD-c6rjTZk2X1PdoRqrsqDlxdY/viewformyou will find a form regarding my case study. The form does not ask for any confidential information so please be as honest as possible. And for those that are curious, YES, my dissertation paper will be studying the possible effects of legalizing recreational narcotics. A good day to everyone and a thank you to those that will be participating in my study. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripple Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 (edited) Your first question is too vague. Are we talking about -all- narcotics? Some people might want to see marijuana legalized, but not feel the same about meth. If the purpose of the survey is to provide you with materials that you can use to construct a nuanced analysis for your dissertation, beyond simply a 'yes' or 'no' answer, I think it might not be doing that.... Edited July 5, 2013 by ripple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky88 Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 (edited) Your first question is too vague. Are we talking about -all- narcotics? Some people might want to see marijuana legalized, but not feel the same about meth. If the purpose of the survey is to provide you with materials that you can use to construct a nuanced analysis for your dissertation, beyond simply a 'yes' or 'no' answer, I think it might not be doing that....Yes I mean all narcotics from marijuana to pure heroine. The question is not vague!. For Talos's sake I'm not asking if you would be willing to use every drug out there. And if I'm not mistaken the answer is not a simple yes or no there are multiple choices. I can't tell you the exact reason I made my questions the way I did for the simple reason that if any of the participants knew their answers would be unreliable. But I can say the form is written this way because I am not studying personal drug choice only the reasons that make people use drugs. Edited July 5, 2013 by Locky88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboUK Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Done it, I took a bit of a guess on the education question, I don't know what our equivalent of some of those options is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juderodney Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 There, I filled out the form. Now please leave those poor kittens alone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor. Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Poor kittens :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagrant0 Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Your first question is too vague. Are we talking about -all- narcotics? Some people might want to see marijuana legalized, but not feel the same about meth. If the purpose of the survey is to provide you with materials that you can use to construct a nuanced analysis for your dissertation, beyond simply a 'yes' or 'no' answer, I think it might not be doing that....Yes I mean all narcotics from marijuana to pure heroine. The question is not vague!. For Talos's sake I'm not asking if you would be willing to use every drug out there. And if I'm not mistaken the answer is not a simple yes or no there are multiple choices. I can't tell you the exact reason I made my questions the way I did for the simple reason that if any of the participants knew their answers would be unreliable. But I can say the form is written this way because I am not studying personal drug choice only the reasons that make people use drugs. It is too vague... Are we talking about substances which are currently banned in most countries, substances which are in that grey area between being banned and medical usage, substances which are habit forming but require a doctors prescription (pain killers, certain steroids, ect), or mundane substances which are habit forming and can alter brain chemistry (alcohol, caffine, nicotine, yellow 5, ect.). All of which can loosely be classified as narcotics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky88 Posted July 6, 2013 Author Share Posted July 6, 2013 Your first question is too vague. Are we talking about -all- narcotics? Some people might want to see marijuana legalized, but not feel the same about meth. If the purpose of the survey is to provide you with materials that you can use to construct a nuanced analysis for your dissertation, beyond simply a 'yes' or 'no' answer, I think it might not be doing that....Yes I mean all narcotics from marijuana to pure heroine. The question is not vague!. For Talos's sake I'm not asking if you would be willing to use every drug out there. And if I'm not mistaken the answer is not a simple yes or no there are multiple choices. I can't tell you the exact reason I made my questions the way I did for the simple reason that if any of the participants knew their answers would be unreliable. But I can say the form is written this way because I am not studying personal drug choice only the reasons that make people use drugs. It is too vague... Are we talking about substances which are currently banned in most countries, substances which are in that grey area between being banned and medical usage, substances which are habit forming but require a doctors prescription (pain killers, certain steroids, ect), or mundane substances which are habit forming and can alter brain chemistry (alcohol, caffine, nicotine, yellow 5, ect.). All of which can loosely be classified as narcotics. Note that the question asks "if narcotics would be legalized for RECREATIONAL purposes". I know of no narcotic that can be prescribed by a doctor for recreational purposes. When prescribing a medication, "recreational" is never a medical purpose, at least no to my knowledge. Please read the question carefully before posting any complaint! . I received a lot of PMs on this subject so let me make it clear. When i use the word narcotics I mean ALL narcotics, ALL of them. As for your answer, i can't detail because that would be tampering with the subject group and it would take me weeks to sort threw the information in order to sort the reliable results. Just don't over-think the matter give the answer which you think is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripple Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 (edited) Ok, you can't accuse other people of not reading your question carefully when you do not read other people's question carefully. Like Vagrant said, should all substances containing caffeine be banned? Do you think any country would actually ban coffee and tea? Drinking coffee and tea can be construed as 'recreational', even if people in many cultures are addicted to their morning coffee, yes? Your question is just too vague. It begs a 'yes' or 'no' answer when the debate about narcotics is much more complex than that. Edited July 8, 2013 by ripple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky88 Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 Ok, you can't accuse other people of not reading your question carefully when you do not read other people's question carefully. Like Vagrant said, should all substances containing caffeine be banned? Do you think any country would actually ban coffee and tea? Drinking coffee and tea can be construed as 'recreational', even if people in many cultures are addicted to their morning coffee, yes? Your question is just too vague. It begs a 'yes' or 'no' answer when the debate about narcotics is much more complex than that."A yes or no answer"? I think I've already established that it has multiple answers, not just the yes and the no, it has multiple answers for a reason. As for "debate for narcotics" I could not care less, that is not the purpose of my study. Like I said before I am studying the reason people use drugs not some foolish moral concept. That sort of thing is ... well not my line of work. I'm more interested on the economic reasons.Don't over think the question! I'm not looking for a debate I'm looking for indicators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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