Not that I fully agree with the post you're replying to, but to be fair, I think we should note that your anecdote comes from a world where drugs are often expe

Not that I fully agree with the post you're replying to, but to be fair, I think we should note that your anecdote comes from a world where drugs are often expensive due to laws, drug users don't receive a lot of medical help in safely and non-destructively administering the drug, counseling (to solve problems without drugs) is not always easy or affordable, and drug users are shamed and criminalized. I don't know that it would magically solve your scenario, especially as he died in a detox facility (though maybe he could have been saved if he got help earlier?) There is probably just no guaranteed safe way for some bodies/personalities to take some drugs for a prolonged period. Still, I wonder if we could uplift people on balance, if all the energy we spent on current drug policy was re-focused on helping people rather than punishing them. I am interested in that documentary, so thanks for the pointer.