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Is it really ‘most people’ that end up that way though? Or are those people simply the most visible? I mean, how can you tell if someone is a functional user
by mock-possum 3y ago
Is it really ‘most people’ that end up that way though?
Or are those people simply the most visible?
I mean, how can you tell if someone is a functional user - you can’t, they look just everybody else, you know?
It’s not about the substances themselves, it’s the way that they’re used - and abused. It’s helplessness in the face of addiction that’s the problem - addiction will drive the afflicted to trade the rest of their life to get a fix.
- lacy_tinpot 3y agoI think the main problem is that we lack the other side of this equation. Namely that we don't have an avenue for addicts or even "functional users" to go to when things get tough. No way to prevent their addiction. No way to take these people in and actually really rehabilitate them into society. Instead we throw these people into jail. And if even that gets too burdensome we let people rot in the streets. So yes. Decriminalize addiction because addiction is NOT a crime. It is an illness.
- icpmacdo 3y agoSame for 'no one willingly goes to get help or treatment'