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This has been tried with safe injection sites to mixed results. There seems to be a reduction in overdoses but also a rise in crime in the areas. Given the choi
by koolba 7y ago
This has been tried with safe injection sites to mixed results. There seems to be a reduction in overdoses but also a rise in crime in the areas. Given the choice, it’s rationale that non-users in the area wouldn’t want that bargain.
- therealx 7y agoSafe injection sites don't decriminalize the purchasing, so the price structure stays prohibitively high and the social cost stays high.
- koolba 7y agoHeroin is already cheap. Unless you’re going to literally give it away you’ll always have people committing crimes to subsidize a fix. https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/heroin-addiction/how-much-is-heroin/ https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/heroin-addiction/how-much...