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The prescribed heroin doesn't need to be cheap or plentiful. It could be the same price as the street stuff. The point is to remove the activity from the crimi
by skyyler 2y ago
The prescribed heroin doesn't need to be cheap or plentiful. It could be the same price as the street stuff.
The point is to remove the activity from the criminal underworld. A pharmacist dispensing a medication is much less likely to sexually assault their client than a street level heroin dealer.
- catigula 2y agoMaking criminal activity legal doesn't solve any of their problems except for the only problem that is entirely on them and disincentivizes their destructive behavior.
- skyyler 2y agoHey buddy! Your account is pretty new and seems to be mostly arguing with people. I don't really want to interact with that, so I'm writing this to politely tell you that I'll pass on this discussion with you. Have a good one!
- catigula 2y agoVery strange reply but it's up to you whether or not you'll defend your position, I can't make you. Anyways, just as an aside, I went through your account too and it's mostly just you arguing with people and litigating whether or not you've insulted them. Forums like this largely exist for debate and discussion. It's all encouraged so long as you don't insult people, which some people seem to feel is a line you cross. I also wish you well, though I am a bit weirded out just generally as I'm not used to certain interactions.
- skyyler 2y ago>It's all encouraged so long as you don't insult people, which some people seem to feel is a line you cross. Someone got upset on someone else's behalf when I told them the difference between rogue and rouge. I wasn't insulting anyone, lol. I hope you learn and grow beyond this petty lifestyle. <3
- tristor 2y agoI haven't looked at the other posters comment history (and I rarely would look at anyones), but this is a weird reply to what they said.
- skyyler 2y agoI can feel when people are arguing in bad faith. When I get that feeling, I usually check their account age / history to see if they have a history of arguing in bad faith. It saves me from engaging in energy-draining time-wasting arguments.
- BigGreenJorts 2y agoAlso get to ensure safety and purity of the drugs and instruments. Safe injections sites for example are more about preventing the spread of AIDs, other blood borne infections and reducing/treating overdose than they are about getting people off the drugs. Yes, they form as a space to push towards sobriety, but that is not their actual job (because it literally cannot be).
- soupbowl 2y agoCanada tried "safe supply" giving clean and free drugs to users. It was a mess, this is an example of a "progressive" idea that in practice is terrible for the community.
- skyyler 2y ago"Free drugs" is not what I'm talking about, where did you get that idea?
- vidarh 2y agoThat would be utterly insane. A large part of the problem with heroin is that it consumes addicts lives to get hold of money for it, and to get hold of the drug itself. Last I heard, a typical daily dose of medical grade heroin/diamorphine costs 10-20 pounds from the NHS's existing suppliers (yes, the NHS has suppliers - heroin is used in NHS hospitals for pain management; if you've ever been prescribed diamorphine, it's heroin). All but the very worst affected heroin addicts can lead relatively normal lives if they don't need to worry where their dose will come from. There are significant societal benefits to prescribing heroin as cheaply as possible.
- SpicyLemonZest 2y agoPurdue tried this strategy with oxycodone in the US, and it really did not work out well. Removing the activity from the criminal underworld provides massive incentives for unscrupulous doctors to become pill pushers.
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