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I kind of read the suggestion as a deterrent for dealers and people engaged in drug trafficking, which could lead to less addicts... Not as "jail the junkies!"
by pelagicAustral 1mo ago
I kind of read the suggestion as a deterrent for dealers and people engaged in drug trafficking, which could lead to less addicts... Not as "jail the junkies!"
- crote 1mo agoThe biggest drug dealers are legitimate doctors. You can't solve the problem without first adressing the pipeline to addiction. Want to get rid of drug addicts? Start by banning all pharma ads and stopping over-prescription.
- mschuster91 1mo ago> Want to get rid of drug addicts? Start by banning all pharma ads and stopping over-prescription. People don't go to their doctor and complain about pain for no reason.
- account42 1mo agoAnd? Doctors are not supposed to be a pharma dispensary. Depending on motivational factors a doctor may either tell someone to suck it up, quickly fill out a standard subscription to cover up the symptoms or spends some time to diagnose and fix the root cause and then prescribe medication by taking into account but the patients immediate needs and the long-term health impacts.
- kakacik 1mo agoAh, the age old 'if we jail all the dealers drugs will go away' fantasy. If we ban all the alcohol all the issues stemming from it will go away. If... Fools that don't learn from their own mistakes are bound to never-ending cycle of repetition. Individuals or whole societies, doesn't matter.