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Re:The rise of drug overdoses in New Hampshire has created a... by justinmk on Sunday October 08, 2017 @08:36AM (#15427967)
> On the other hand, there are tons of overdoses from prescribed opiates, which are legally obtained;

So what? Nothing is worse than the prison system. Literally, nothing. Risk of death by overdose does not justify shoveling people into the horrific US correctional system.

> tens of thousands of people will die every year via ingestion of legal drugs unless some kind of intervention is made to remove their access to those drugs.

Thousands of deaths per year? That's your justification for giving the prison system more chum? (500k per year: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_incarceration_ra... )

I don't mean to be emotional, but: I'm curious if you've ever known anyone who spent time in prison, and have heard their candid description of it.

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Re:The rise of drug overdoses in New Hampshire has created a... by golergka on Sunday October 08, 2017 @09:22AM (#15428084)
This kind of argument could be used to argue for legalization of absolutely everything.
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Re:The rise of drug overdoses in New Hampshire has created a... by justinmk on Sunday October 08, 2017 @09:31AM (#15428109)
Not "absolutely everything", but certainly many things.

It's on you to make the case that "saving a drug user's life" is achieved by sending them to the worst place on earth.

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Re:The rise of drug overdoses in New Hampshire has created a... by golergka on Monday October 09, 2017 @06:52AM (#15432801)
Why is it on me? I'm not arguing for any position here, just analyzing your arguments.
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Re:The rise of drug overdoses in New Hampshire has created a... by droopyEyelids on Sunday October 08, 2017 @09:40AM (#15428147)
(Which ruins their families lives)
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