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I agree that we should go further than just decriminalization. Heroin is extremely cheap (were it not for being illegal). Cities that provide safe spaces for it
by yboris 6y ago
I agree that we should go further than just decriminalization. Heroin is extremely cheap (were it not for being illegal). Cities that provide safe spaces for its use (and clean needles) decrease health problems for its users (and thus for the population as a whole). We could also provide the heroin (reducing life-threatening fluctuations in quality and the incentive for petty crime).
The book focuses on arguing for one thing: decriminalization. I think it succeeds hands down.
- imtringued 6y agoA lot of health problems from heroin usage stem primarily from cutting agents put in by street dealers. Basically what happens is that the street dealer ear marks his own share of the drugs and replaces that part with something else. Some people have come up with extremely nasty cutting agents that cause severe health problems far beyond what regular drug use is capable of. Similarly, the tobacco in cigarettes isn't the main driver of health problems, it's the additives that cause most of the problems.