Re:Painkillers now kill more Americans than any illegal drug
by XJOKOLAT on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @06:48PM
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Your initial question startled me to my core ... it's the kind of question which reminds me why there are such deep divides between humans.
Maybe it's a question of ideology or lack of experience. Possibly you've never seen a friend caught in the web of addiction and so have never understood the deep desire to support someone, to treat someone, to help them overcome addiction.
Having understood the mechanisms by which a person can descend into addiction and criminality, I'll take the legalisation of drugs with an associated support structure over the simple banning and criminalisation of the drug users any day.
I'd also suggest that the status quo you speak of is actually changing before your very eyes.
Maybe it's a question of ideology or lack of experience. Possibly you've never seen a friend caught in the web of addiction and so have never understood the deep desire to support someone, to treat someone, to help them overcome addiction.
Having understood the mechanisms by which a person can descend into addiction and criminality, I'll take the legalisation of drugs with an associated support structure over the simple banning and criminalisation of the drug users any day.
I'd also suggest that the status quo you speak of is actually changing before your very eyes.