Heroin is a painkiller like the other opiates, and it works on mental pain too, not just on physical pain. Most well-adjusted people without a history of trauma

Heroin is a painkiller like the other opiates, and it works on mental pain too, not just on physical pain. Most well-adjusted people without a history of trauma do not want to try heroin or if they do, do not tend to become addicted to it. If we don’t let people have access to pure drugs under conditions that limit the risk of harm, then we should also provide them with the mental health supports they need. People will go to great lengths to kill their pain, including risking death and imprisonment. They shouldn’t be forced into choices like that.