Re:Being Fit May Be as Good for You as Not Smoking
by nostrademons on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @02:46PM
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Unsure if you're trying for a parody here, but HOH isn't actually that absurd. Numerous public health policies - methadone clinics, needle-exchange programs, Narcan syringes on every EMT - are based on the assumption that addicts are gonna be addicts, and until they are in a place in their life where they can do the work needed to kick the addiction, they might as well not be spreading HIV, committing petty crimes to support their habit, living on the street, or dying. All of these interventions make it more likely that they will eventually get to a place in their life where they will be able to do the work to actually kick the habit.
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Re:Being Fit May Be as Good for You as Not Smoking
by towelr34dy on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @03:12PM
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You are stretching VERY far.
There is a segment of the population that is addicted to a substance that is illegal. They die because they hide to satiate their addiction.
If fast food were illegal, and fat people sat under bridges eating fast food and occupationally chocked on an illegal KFC chicken bone, I'd advocate for fatty eating centers.
Comparing saving lives to removing stigma is... beyond absurd.