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i'm very hesitant about legalization of heroin. i think there could be a time in my life, if i'm low or anxious, where i would go buy some. and then it'd be lik
by stOneskull 5y ago
i'm very hesitant about legalization of heroin. i think there could be a time in my life, if i'm low or anxious, where i would go buy some. and then it'd be likely i'd get hooked for life. there would be many people like that. i think it should be prescription based if anything.
- aardvarkr 5y agoYeah there’s no way hard drugs should ever be easy to access. Putting them behind a prescription that’s required to be administered in a controlled environment seems the obvious choice. Honestly it should be safe, legal, and rare
- petre 5y agoThere's still going to be a black market for prescription hard drugs then just like there is for prescription pills now.
- claytoneast 5y agoThis argument seems moot. I am not under the impression that it's difficult to go buy heroin or meth if you want some. Users seem to have no problem getting it.
- samatman 5y agoLegalization doesn't have to mean you can buy packets of heroin at a gas station. It can mean you have to go to a government-run outlet, and if it's your first time, someone is going to ask you some pointed questions about why you want to buy it, make it very clear to you that heroin addiction is a real risk and no fun, maybe offer some counseling services on the spot as an alternative, and if you're still determined to get some, you can fill out a form and get a card with your face on it to present next time. Note that this isn't the same thing as a prescription, where a doctor is gatekeeping access to the medicine / drug in question. It's an approach which acknowledges legal drugs as less harmful to users and society than the alternatives, and stresses harm reduction for everyone and ending addictive patterns for users who are able and willing.