7 out of every 10 Fentanyl pills seized by DEA contain a lethal dose

Re:7 out of every 10 Fentanyl pills seized by DEA contain a ... by bsder on Thursday April 04, 2024 @12:09AM (#39926440)

There's never money for treatment, but there's always money for police and prison.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/07/portugal-dru...

> After years of economic crisis, Portugal decentralized its drug oversight operation in 2012. A funding drop from 76 million euros ($82.7 million) to 16 million euros ($17.4 million) forced Portugal’s main institution to outsource work previously done by the state to nonprofit groups, including the street teams that engage with people who use drugs.

"We had a great success. Then we defunded it and it quit working."--Cue shocked Pikachu face

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Re:7 out of every 10 Fentanyl pills seized by DEA contain a ... by seanmcdirmid on Thursday April 04, 2024 @12:54AM (#39926674)

There is always money for treatment, actually, just never enough money for an ever expanding problem. And it’s all locally allocated, while the problem is national, can Portland or even Oregon solve a problem that spans several states? Vancouver nearby (BC not WA) has similar problems, better funding (and more federal help as well), but it is still far from enough.

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