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Re:San Jose police union executive director charged with smu... by unethical_ban on Thursday March 30, 2023 @07:16PM (#35380182)
Making a substance that is both highly addictive and highly deadly/prone to instant overdose is pushing death.

Addictiveness, long term health detriment and short term OD chance should all be factored into legalization discussions.

Things that should probably be legalized ASAP: Psychedelics, cannabis

Things that may be safe to use occasionally but with high OD risk: cocaine (example). Perhaps with a prescription?

Things that have extremely high risk to long term mental/physical health and overdose: Heroin, PCP, meth, fentanyl

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Point being: No, I disagree, even in a world where the choice of the individual should have high weight, there are some things that should not be allowed to flourish (particularly with profit motives) and must be stamped out.

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Re:San Jose police union executive director charged with smu... by zajio1am on Friday March 31, 2023 @11:01AM (#35388128)
According to Scott Alexander, amphetamines are relatively safe even long-term with reasonable dosage: https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/12/28/adderall-risks-much-mo...

and methamphetamines are not much different: https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/know-your-amphetamines

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