Re:Painkillers now kill more Americans than any illegal drug
by hutzlibu on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @07:27PM
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Well, I support an experiment to test your claims.
The limited ones of decriminalizing seems to support the libertarian claims.
Re:Painkillers now kill more Americans than any illegal drug
by ArkyBeagle on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @07:49PM
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At least the bellwethers in Colorado et al seem pretty consistent with what libertarians might think ok.
Re:Painkillers now kill more Americans than any illegal drug
by twblalock on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @09:14PM
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Thats because weed does not destroy peoples minds and bodies like crack and heroin do. There is therefore no need for public health interventions on the scale of what would happen if more dangerous drugs were legalized.
Re:Painkillers now kill more Americans than any illegal drug
by ArkyBeagle on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @10:09PM
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Can't speak to crack/meth but junkies seem to be able to last a good long while. Dr. Carl Hart has interesting things to say on the whole subject.
One of his ideas - most addicts just quit.
There is much that is unknown on the subject.
If drugs become legalized, the system that gets created will not fit the libertarian vision.