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Re:Oregon Decriminalized Hard Drugs by chrstphrknwtn on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @08:25PM (#36965247)
People are disenfranchised all over the United States, dying deaths of poverty, abuse, and alcoholism.

Keeping the status quo seems very unethical.

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Re:Oregon Decriminalized Hard Drugs by DoreenMichele on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @08:30PM (#36965292)
The average life expectancy in the homeless population is estimated between 42 and 52 years, compared to 78 years in the general population.

https://www.nationalhomeless.org/factsheets/health.html

We need to address our affordable housing crisis and stop acting like it's a personal problem.

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