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I'm far from an expert here. But hearing about Fentanyl makes me wonder if legalization could be the way to go for recreational drugs (which, for what it's wort
by D13Fd 4y ago
I'm far from an expert here. But hearing about Fentanyl makes me wonder if legalization could be the way to go for recreational drugs (which, for what it's worth, I've never used).
The problem absent legalization seems to be contamination. How can users trust that whatever drug they are getting doesn't have fentanyl in it? It doesn't seem like stopping drug use is an option for some people - but how can they avoid overdosing?
If other drugs were treated like cigarettes, legal but taxed and highly discouraged, people could buy them more safely and have someone to sue (probably someone with deep pockets) if contamination occurs.
- kalupa 4y agoUnfortunately, a reasoned response isn't what we've had. Sadly, it does appear using data and science to change people's minds isn't as effective in many countries. Maybe soon, maybe never. It's all just fear and misinformation driving the policy decisions that led to where we are with the "war" on drugs
- klyrs 4y agoThe line I hear from politicians, time after time, is that legalization (or its lesser cousin, a safe supply) is no silver bullet. And that's true! But it's also very frustrating that they apparently won't consider any option that isn't a silver bullet which literally cannot exist. An awful truth is that opioid addiction is an escalator to hell. Fentanyl-naive users can die if they try the stuff. On the other hand, people who have used fentanyl (and survived) have extraordinary tolerance to the stuff such that mere heroin feels like water in their veins. Less-lethal alternatives often aren't even attractive to experienced users, so we can't even just kill the fentanyl market by supplying clean heroin.