Re:I am a heroin user. I do not have a drug problem
by werber on Thursday February 18, 2021 @10:40AM
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Unfortunately, insulin users in the United States are sometimes forced to turn to more nefarious means of getting money to support their body from dying. I've known 2 people who died that were unisured and broke who died from not being able to support their dependency on it. Universal Healthcare should cover those dependent on Insulin and Heroin
Re:I am a heroin user. I do not have a drug problem
by JumpCrisscross on Thursday February 18, 2021 @09:52AM
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> How many insulin users lose their jobs, lose their homes, turn to acquisitive crime or prostitution to fund their insulin habit?
It’s really difficult to disentangle this from the illegality of the drug.
How many insulin users lose their jobs, lose their homes, turn to acquisitive crime or prostitution to fund their insulin habit?
We can talk about how many people who use heroin this happens to, and how much it's caused by current drug prohibition laws, but it's more than zero.
Decriminalisation makes a lot of sense but we need to be realistic about the harm caused to about 10% of people who become addicts.