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Re:Destigmatizing Drug Use Has Been a Profound Mistake by hn_throwaway_99 on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @10:38AM (#38613546)
But the whole point of the article is many advocates and policy makers are going beyond decriminalization to destigmatization. "Do it with friends" sure sounds like destigmatization to me.
Re:Destigmatizing Drug Use Has Been a Profound Mistake by cthalupa on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @10:53AM (#38613808)
It is a safety issue. The billboard's whole point is you warning that if you do this stuff solo you are more likely to die. Which is unquestionably true - you are not going to be in a position to use narcan to stop the overdose if you're by yourself.

If you have 5 people who are going to use opioids, you want them to be together when they do it and you want narcan or similar available to them, if you do truly care about saving lives.

Re:Destigmatizing Drug Use Has Been a Profound Mistake by stormcode on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @10:41AM (#38613607)
It sure does. That was an uncomfortable read. Lots of implications in that statement. Many of them ungood.