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For the same reason you can't invent a new kind of pain killer and tell doctors and patients that it's less addictive than the existing alternatives, when you k
by pault 7y ago
For the same reason you can't invent a new kind of pain killer and tell doctors and patients that it's less addictive than the existing alternatives, when you know for a fact that it is far more addictive.
- fnordfnordfnord 7y agoThe jury is still out on that one, no? As far as I know, the Sacklers et al remain free to walk the earth, and rich as ever.
- beerandt 7y agoExcept the (over-)reaction to that is on course to be a greater problem than the one it fixed. We've essentially outlawed painkillers overnight, leaving victims even worse off than before. Unless your primary goal was to kill the industry, and never really had the victims' best interests in mind at all.
- blotter_paper 7y ago> Unless your primary goal was to kill the industry, and never really had the victims' best interests in mind at all. Taking a long view, one could argue that there will be less victims overall. This isn't to say that I'm in favor of making any drug illegal.