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Re:Top medical experts say we should decriminalize all drugs... by Ajedi32 on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @11:31AM (#15285519)
> Alcohol is terribly addictive and destructive. Far more so than many illegal drugs.

That's probably true. I doubt it's more addictive than heroin though, which was why I used that as my example for the other end of the spectrum. If alcohol was as addictive as heroin, I'm quite confident it would be just as illegal.

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Re:Top medical experts say we should decriminalize all drugs... by BatFastard on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @11:43AM (#15285629)
One thing to consider here, is the addictiveness of many drugs has to do with the purity. If meth is over 60% pure, then the addiction rate goes WAY up. Legalization is one way of managing the purity.
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Re:Top medical experts say we should decriminalize all drugs... by Ajedi32 on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @11:51AM (#15285706)
Maybe. Though if you ban meth that's >60% pure but allow meth <60% pure, really all you're doing is drawing the line on what is allowed and what isn't in a slightly different location. The linked article seems to be arguing that all drugs should be legal, regardless of how addictive they are or are not.
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