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There are better times to argue for legalization. You're trying too hard to make a point of this. Junkies sometimes do shitty stuff.

• MichaelGG 10y ago
  Legalization would avoid the shitty stuff part of junkies, for the most part. Or at least mitigate it to a huge extent, since costs would go down. Oxycodone, for instance, goes for about 30-100x on the street than at a grocery store. If gas was 50x more expensive, we'd probably see some desperate behaviour for a while.
  • tigershark 10y ago
    How can anyone that can't even work because lives his life in a continuous high afford something even if it is cheaper without stealing?
    • MichaelGG 10y ago
      You'd be surprised at just how many professionals are on opiates. With those hundreds of millions of prescriptions, where are they all going? Maybe your experience will differ. Keep your eyes out for pinned pupils when next dealing with lawyers, doctors, engineers, executives, etc.
    • bobdole1234 10y ago
      You know a few functional alcoholics right now, and you likely don't even know it. You also almost certainly know someone addicted to opiates and have no idea. There's only a small percentage of drug users who lack the ability to regulate enough to prevent a complete destruction of their lives, but those people will generally destroy their lives with anything, be it opiates or beanie baby mania. The rest of humanity can mostly hold their shit together, and you'll have no idea.