Top medical experts say we should decriminalize all drugs (2016)

Re:Top medical experts say we should decriminalize all drugs... by ythn on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @10:33AM (#15284947)

> Drugs are a health problem, not a criminal problem.

Well, I would say they are both.

They are a health problem because of the addiction factors. They are a criminal problem because of what people are willing to do to get drugs when they run out of money.

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Re:Top medical experts say we should decriminalize all drugs... by ryandrake on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @03:50PM (#15288179)

Using that logic, food is a criminal problem.

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Re:Top medical experts say we should decriminalize all drugs... by ythn on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @04:04PM (#15288311)

So you are saying we should treat drug addicts like we treat hunger - by having "drug kitchens" where addicts can come to get a free fix and by building up huge industries to mass produce drugs so they are much more accessible and affordable to addicts? That seems insane.

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Re:Top medical experts say we should decriminalize all drugs... by thephyber on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @06:22PM (#15289324)

You just described a methadone clinic.

Yes, they exist. Yes, some communities are using them to combat opiate addiction.

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