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Putting addicts in jail because they're addicts is dumb but standing quietly to the side while a person spends their life addicted to opioids is cruel. I used

Putting addicts in jail because they're addicts is dumb but standing quietly to the side while a person spends their life addicted to opioids is cruel. I used to be sympathetic with that Bill Holiday song "Ain't nobody's business if I do." I'm doubtful about that now but I don't think anyone will stand for a half measure when there's a full measure available - and the last full measure is throwing someone in jail to protect them but that's dumb.

gwbas1c 3y ago
> Putting addicts in jail because they're addicts is dumb but standing quietly to the side while a person spends their life addicted to opioids is cruel. No, legal access to opioids to maintain an addiction also comes with addiction treatment options. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37679129 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37679129