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Using the war on drugs as an example as a successful social movement is kinda hilarious

• gzread 7mo ago
  People still generally think drugs are bad, don't they? And only the ones that were included in the war on drugs (not nicotine, alcohol, caffeine)? So it was a success.
  • dymk 7mo ago
    > People still generally think drugs are bad, don't they? No
    • 2postsperday 7mo ago
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    • xigoi 7mo ago
      > There were high levels of agreement that drugs are a problem in Irish society: 88% of respondents agreed that drug-related crime is a major problem in Ireland, and 87% agreed that the availability of illegal drugs poses a great threat to young people nowadays. https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/27213/ https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/27213/ > Only 22 percent of respondents said they would be willing to work closely on a job with a person with drug addiction compared to 62 percent who said they would be willing to work with someone with mental illness. https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2014/study-public-feels-more-negative-toward-people-with-drug-addiction-than-those-with-mental-illness https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2014/study-public-feels-more-ne...