Re:Top medical experts say we should decriminalize all drugs...
by majewsky on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @04:51AM
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Does "lifetime use" mean "percentage of people who ever tried it"? If so, I can totally see that. When stuff is legal, more people are going to try it.
However, using it once or a few times is nowhere near being addicted. And all the other bullet points in your source [0] look pretty great:
- Increased uptake of treatment
- Reduction in new HIV diagnoses amongst drug users
- Reduction in drug related deaths
- Drug use among adolescents (13-15 yrs) and "problematic" users declined
- Decreased street value of most illicit drugs, some significantly
However, using it once or a few times is nowhere near being addicted. And all the other bullet points in your source [0] look pretty great:
- Increased uptake of treatment
- Reduction in new HIV diagnoses amongst drug users
- Reduction in drug related deaths
- Drug use among adolescents (13-15 yrs) and "problematic" users declined
- Decreased street value of most illicit drugs, some significantly