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Re:The Horrifying Epidemic of Teen-Age Fentanyl Deaths in a ... by moonchrome on Thursday March 30, 2023 @04:17AM (#35369595)
Also not a risk to you. Most drug addicts are not the kind of people you want around. There are highly functioning ones, but it often exacerbates mental health issues.

Not sure prohibition is the correct approach but let's not strawman the other side of the argument.

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Re:The Horrifying Epidemic of Teen-Age Fentanyl Deaths in a ... by kerkeslager on Thursday March 30, 2023 @08:32PM (#35380782)
> Most drug addicts are not the kind of people you want around.

True, but how much time does the average non-addict spend in drug rehabs? Both prisons and rehab facilities isolate addicts from the general population.

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