What is xylazine, the dangerous new drug fuelling Canada’s opioid crisis?

Re:What is xylazine, the dangerous new drug fuelling Canada’... by arcticbull on Sunday April 09, 2023 @11:36PM (#35508933)

> 5he police is going to be the first one to interact with addicts because they should be working on dismantling the entire drug network and working on catching dealers.

Dealers aren't users or addicts. Different people. The police would not be the first to respond to them in 99% of cases.

And you can dismantle the network by making it uncompetitive. Let the state sell drugs, who cares? Then the narcos die off and the network dismantles itself.

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Re:What is xylazine, the dangerous new drug fuelling Canada’... by jacooper on Sunday April 09, 2023 @11:58PM (#35509050)

The state selling drugs means actively endorsing them.

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Re:What is xylazine, the dangerous new drug fuelling Canada’... by arcticbull on Monday April 10, 2023 @01:34AM (#35509473)

Nah, the state already taxes drugs. Same thing. It also sells alcohol while taxing the ever loving crap out of it. Nobody's going to say the state is endorsing cigarettes, alcohol and gambling. They're minimizing harm through controlled, regulated and taxed distribution.

The thing is we've provided all sorts of ways for you to achieve your goal of not seeing zombies on the street without the cruelty. And yet you continue to try and find ways to invent problems. It seems like the cruelty of your suggestion may be the point?

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Re:What is xylazine, the dangerous new drug fuelling Canada’... by jacooper on Monday April 10, 2023 @05:40PM (#35517725)

You said it your self "without cruelty" That's the entire problem, that's why most police forces can't enforce shit against drug dealers and addicts.

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