Legalize it or decriminalize it so that people can get help. In the meantime, it seems needle exchanges are legal in Illionis and there are some methadone clini

Legalize it or decriminalize it so that people can get help. In the meantime, it seems needle exchanges are legal in Illionis and there are some methadone clinics, though it's hard to gauge the available help in the area just from a few searches. Allow more, easier buprenorphine and methadone prescriptions. Create more methadone clinics and needle exchange programs. It's frustrating to see this kind of shit in America when everyone and their retarded brother knows the simple solutions to this problem. It's even more frustrating when you've seen that these things work and have worked on close family members (though not without it costing a lot and the system putting roadblocks (sometimes literally) at every single step). It's shameful that this country treats its sick addicts like criminals and the people who continue this travesty honestly deserve at least life in jail if not the death penalty. They are truly the ones committing crimes against humanity in our society, filling up the jails, etc., and should be punished accordingly.