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Drug use is a health problem that is resolved by decriminalization and treatment. That still leaves some closely related problems: * black market drug sales
by thomastjeffery 3y ago
Drug use is a health problem that is resolved by decriminalization and treatment.
That still leaves some closely related problems:
* black market drug sales
* people who would rather use drugs than do something else with their lives
* a society that fails to present more attractive opportunities (to every person) than using drugs
These problems need their own solutions. Some people think that criminalization is the solution to all of them. That solution has been tried in every extreme, and utterly failed every time.
- chpatrick 3y agoI think people often end up doing drugs rather than something else because they've fallen through the social safety net (if it even exists) and they don't have anything else to do. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_Park
- willsmith72 3y agoThis is my problem with the Vancouver approach. Great, it's decriminalised. People will no longer have a record, can get out of the loop easier. But is anyone out there helping them? Otherwise, you're still getting nowhere
- thomastjeffery 3y agoWhat I keep hearing from Canadians is that the healthcare system is systemically underfunded. This problem is not exclusive to addicts. Here in the US, we have a different version of the same problem.
- AaronM 3y agoThe longest journey starts with one step. Its a good first step and your right, more needs to be done than just decriminalizing it.
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- beaeglebeach 3y agoDrug use is primarily a problem of physics, and education on its effects. They feel great to the human brain, initially, for many drugs. And they can harm you too. Recognize nothing the government does will stop them, not even executing drug dealers nor decriminalization. Pandora's box is unleashed.