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Re:The Horrifying Epidemic of Teen-Age Fentanyl Deaths in a ... by incone123 on Thursday March 30, 2023 @02:38AM (#35368895)
Philippines ended up with a lot of end users getting killed while doing little to stop suppliers. Which was all the more ironic as a lot of poor philippinos use cheap stimulants to work long hours in low wage jobs.
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Re:The Horrifying Epidemic of Teen-Age Fentanyl Deaths in a ... by bobsuruncle24 on Thursday March 30, 2023 @09:58AM (#35372801)
Who says it failed in the Philippines? I have a lot of anecdotes from talking with locals around Bohol and family in Mindanao that it has been very successful.
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Re:The Horrifying Epidemic of Teen-Age Fentanyl Deaths in a ... by incone123 on Sunday April 02, 2023 @07:58AM (#35409634)
A lot of average Joes getting killed is a high price for success.

But I can understand people wanting strong government action, especially in Mindanao which has two different insurgencies (Islamic and Communist) to contend with besides drug gangs. One of my relatives had a work trip (she worked for the national government) to rural Mindanao and they sent her by military helicopter with a squad of soldiers for protection.

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