A drug is neither moral or immoral-it's a chemical compound. The compound itself is not a menace to society until a human being treats it as if consumption bestowed a temporary licence to act like an asshole.

Frank Zappa

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Topic

Drugs

Author

Frank Zappa

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Musician

From

United States

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Citation

Zappa, Frank and Peter Occhiogrosso. The Real Frank Zappa Book. Poseidon Press/Picador, 1989, ch. 17.

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