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"Everyone knows where to go." - No, most people don't actually. Most people definitely do not know how to get something beyond weed. Most people live really n

"Everyone knows where to go." - No, most people don't actually. Most people definitely do not know how to get something beyond weed. Most people live really normal lives, the might 'know someone or know someone who knows someone' who smokes weed, but not coke, lsd, mushrooms or crack. Illegalization 100% makes things 'hard to get' - it's a game of supply and demand: if opiates were legal, they would be infused into coca cola, cigarettes, candy and orange juice and be available in every corner store tommorow. I'm a fairly 'experienced' individual and as of today I'd have zero idea how to get a hold of opiates. If they were legal, they'd be within arms reach. Legalization of hard drugs, particularly opiates would cause a public health crisis like we've never seen. Only a small percent of people can handle that stuff, the rest go downhill very quickly and our health services would be overflowing, people would not be showing up for work. And fentanyl basically closes the argument. That drug is like Russian Roulette and has caused a marked upswing in overdoses around the world - and it's something the junkies are asking for (because they like the potency). Legalize that and it would be like the plague. I would legalize weed but not allow for commercialization, and then make hard drugs a health issue not a criminal issue. And of course, open things up for research. It's really silly universities can't experiment safely with weed.

zrobotics 8y ago
Well, for opiates specifically all one really needs to do is visit a doctor. It's gotten better, but in the past 5 years I've been offered a prescription for painkillers after nearly every doctors visit where I could have conceivably used them. I needed 5 stitches on my leg, and was offered 4 weeks worth of drugs. Ridiculous, considering the stitches weren't even in a month, and after 3 days I wasn't even taking acetaminophen.
- sonnyblarney 8y ago
  In Canada doctors prescribe them in the singles. For a tooth removal I got 2 pills total. Literally a prescription for 2! For most things you get nada. And it's tracked. So this problem can be fixed basically by doctors treating them like the very addictive substances they are. But you're right - this is where a lot of people are addicted!

zrobotics 8y ago

Well, for opiates specifically all one really needs to do is visit a doctor. It's gotten better, but in the past 5 years I've been offered a prescription for painkillers after nearly every doctors visit where I could have conceivably used them. I needed 5 stitches on my leg, and was offered 4 weeks worth of drugs. Ridiculous, considering the stitches weren't even in a month, and after 3 days I wasn't even taking acetaminophen.

sonnyblarney 8y ago
In Canada doctors prescribe them in the singles. For a tooth removal I got 2 pills total. Literally a prescription for 2! For most things you get nada. And it's tracked. So this problem can be fixed basically by doctors treating them like the very addictive substances they are. But you're right - this is where a lot of people are addicted!