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There needs to be more focus on why people need drugs to cope, rather than whether or not to legalize them.
by jdmtheNth 4y ago
There needs to be more focus on why people need drugs to cope, rather than whether or not to legalize them.
- ajross 4y agoOpium/oid abuse and dependency has a thousand year history. You aren't going to fix this with This One Psychology Trick, and trying to imagine that by projecting your priors onto the problem is just going to lead you into a conspiracy theory. Fentanyl is notable because it's more concentrated and cheaper, so there's more available and it's easier to dangerously overdose. But the "why" behind the market for it hasn't changed in hundreds of years.
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- mitchdoogle 4y agoThat is the whole point of legalizing them. Take away the criminal aspect and focus entirely on the medical and psychological aspects.
- tayo42 4y agoYou can use drugs without needing to cope. Look at anyone's experiment phase...