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Re:What If Addiction Is Not a Disease? by frozenport on Tuesday August 09, 2016 @10:52AM (#12254866)
Why doesn't it work? One argument is to say it hasn't historical worked well in the USA, but it might be interesting to actually figure out the reason .

In other places it has for example opiate use in China is 5x less than in the US.

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Re:What If Addiction Is Not a Disease? by 7Z7 on Tuesday August 09, 2016 @11:00AM (#12254956)
Have you got data that supports the 5x difference of opiate use being solely a criminal justice victory?

Seems like there are many reasons why that might be true.

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Re:What If Addiction Is Not a Disease? by frozenport on Tuesday August 09, 2016 @01:09PM (#12256071)
19th century China was synonymous with opiate use, then they shot everybody. I'm not sure this is the approach America should take, but I am consistent shocked by the wide availability of hard drugs in the USA - and frankly a culture that tolerate their use.
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