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Having lost several friends to the opioid epidemic, I wrote an article about it on decriminalization. I wish we would help addicts instead of treating them lik

Having lost several friends to the opioid epidemic, I wrote an article about it on decriminalization. I wish we would help addicts instead of treating them like criminals. The war on drugs has failed. We must not be a part of the suncost fallacy, but just embrace another way. http://www.confessionsoftheprofessions.com/drug-user-decriminalization/ http://www.confessionsoftheprofessions.com/drug-user-decrimi...

gotthemwmds 9y ago
If you think any of those stock images "accurately represent the life and death of drug users", you are delusional. Normies like yourself tend to out themselves as 90% ignorant of drug addiction within the first paragraph. You follow that trait.
- mattbgates 9y ago
  Good sir, please note that I was not about to seek stock images that were worse off than what I could present without presenting images that may have disgusted my visitors, though I know the situation could definitely be presented much worse and it certainly is. I do not seek to argue with you, or pretend I know everything. I only know that I lost two my of best friends to the opiate epidemic, one of whom was a veteran marine, and I also lost a cousin who happened to be an army veteran due to overdosing on prescription pain killers. I have even more Facebook friends, who happened to be acquaintances in my life, whose profiles are no longer active because they no longer are alive. I do feel that if they were able to seek the help they needed, they would've done so. If you wish to argue, than argue with logic and facts, not calling people "normies" as if they don't know what drug addicts go through. I myself was getting addicted to oxycontin before I was able to ween off of it. My condolences to you for those you have lost in your life, good sir. Or might I add, I hope you are able to deal with your own demons in an appropriate manner.

gotthemwmds 9y ago

If you think any of those stock images "accurately represent the life and death of drug users", you are delusional. Normies like yourself tend to out themselves as 90% ignorant of drug addiction within the first paragraph. You follow that trait.

mattbgates 9y ago
Good sir, please note that I was not about to seek stock images that were worse off than what I could present without presenting images that may have disgusted my visitors, though I know the situation could definitely be presented much worse and it certainly is. I do not seek to argue with you, or pretend I know everything. I only know that I lost two my of best friends to the opiate epidemic, one of whom was a veteran marine, and I also lost a cousin who happened to be an army veteran due to overdosing on prescription pain killers. I have even more Facebook friends, who happened to be acquaintances in my life, whose profiles are no longer active because they no longer are alive. I do feel that if they were able to seek the help they needed, they would've done so. If you wish to argue, than argue with logic and facts, not calling people "normies" as if they don't know what drug addicts go through. I myself was getting addicted to oxycontin before I was able to ween off of it. My condolences to you for those you have lost in your life, good sir. Or might I add, I hope you are able to deal with your own demons in an appropriate manner.