> On the other hand, there are tons of overdoses from prescribed opiates, which are legally obtained; So what? Nothing is worse than the prison system. Literal

> On the other hand, there are tons of overdoses from prescribed opiates, which are legally obtained; So what? Nothing is worse than the prison system. Literally, nothing. Risk of death by overdose does not justify shoveling people into the horrific US correctional system. > tens of thousands of people will die every year via ingestion of legal drugs unless some kind of intervention is made to remove their access to those drugs. Thousands of deaths per year? That's your justification for giving the prison system more chum? (500k per year: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_incarceration_rate#Drug_sentencing_laws https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_incarceration_ra... ) I don't mean to be emotional, but: I'm curious if you've ever known anyone who spent time in prison, and have heard their candid description of it.