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Are you seriously saying this after reading the article? You just read that it’s perfectly legal for some predatory “pharma” scum to flog heavily addictive opi

Are you seriously saying this after reading the article? You just read that it’s perfectly legal for some predatory “pharma” scum to flog heavily addictive opioids as “food supplements” on gas stations, and your instinctive reaction is to start spewing some “dont step on snek” drivel? While banning stuff entirely should be reserved for most harmful substances, heavily addictive pharmaceuticals should be heavily regulated, because the consequences both for masses of individuals and the society as a whole would be dire otherwise. No matter how you “limit the marketing” of the stuff that will make you wanna pop a whole bottle in one go and then go buy some more, there’s always going to be a tragic number of poor fucks who will eventually ruin their health and their lives with that shit, and probably end up living in one of those tent sprawls that you can find in the very center of practically every major US city today. So, I’m sorry to pop your libertarian bubble, but this is not really about your liberty to put shit (legally) in your body, it’s about protecting the weak from predatory scum, and protecting the society from the externalities of addiction epidemics.

alwayslikethis 4y ago
Selling as 'food supplement' is just due to the lack of regulation in the US. It is a drug, and should be labeled as such, but that is not legally possible because it is not approved as a drug in the US. Tianeptine is an antidepressant and anxiolytic drugs used in some countries. Honestly, I would not object too much if they go after those sellers, but this kind of logic leads to the war on drugs and legislations lime the Psychoactive Substances Act in the UK, which is essentially a blanket ban on all psychoactive substances. It restricts everyone's freedom to experiment and improve their lives with different substances.

alwayslikethis 4y ago

Selling as 'food supplement' is just due to the lack of regulation in the US. It is a drug, and should be labeled as such, but that is not legally possible because it is not approved as a drug in the US. Tianeptine is an antidepressant and anxiolytic drugs used in some countries. Honestly, I would not object too much if they go after those sellers, but this kind of logic leads to the war on drugs and legislations lime the Psychoactive Substances Act in the UK, which is essentially a blanket ban on all psychoactive substances. It restricts everyone's freedom to experiment and improve their lives with different substances.