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Just like the state has to force the production of cheap beer and liquor because producers inflate their prices now leaving alcoholics scrambling to afford booze.I'm in favor of decriminalizing all drugs but it would only work if the State provides those drugs cheaply
No. Some do - and those instances are what I am talking about.
Off topic.
The comment I was responding to was talking about compassion for the victims.
Avoiding ignoring or villainizing those who have been victimized by addicts should be of greater importance than treatment of the perp.
The addictive actions of both groups are similar.
Where did I say "only?" What frequently happens is that the focus is on the perp and the victim gets victimized all over again in the legal system. THAT is what I am writing against.Ok. So, in those instances, only the victims of those crimes should get compassion?
So addicts that haven't committed crimes to support their addiction (usually rich people, like Kurt Cobain and the many other heroin addicts from the 90's grunge scene), should get compassion and get treatment, but poor people desperate enough to engage in crime... should not?
Except in our legal system that is exactly what happens.I never once said that we should ignore victims of crimes. Any crimes.
Just because we help addicts, doesn't mean we can't or don't help others.
How horrible.
The bulk of the horrors, violence, crime, contaminated product, are products of prohibition itself just as they were during alcohol prohibition. It makes no sense to complain about them while supporting the system that makes them possible.
Quite the change of position from involuntary commitment and forced labor.So let's legalize drugs if that will solve the problem.
Quite the change of position from involuntary commitment and forced labor.
Anyhow.
It would solve the violence and reduce the harm to users as well as the public.
Explain then, why my mentioning nicotine addiction, was apples to oranges?
Most substance use and abuse only physically harms the user the only distraction is the arbitrary "but it's illegal!"Nicotine addiction isn't illegal, and usually harms only the smoker or dipper (although it is a serious national health problem).
When was the last time you heard of a nicotine addict (chain smoker) holding up someone on the street or knocking off a liquor store to get another fix?Explain then, why my mentioning nicotine addiction, was apples to oranges?
The discussion was about treatment of the addiction, not about other factors. It has been known for a long time, that from a psychological and physiologic standpoint, nicotine addiction, is a potent one.When was the last time you heard of a nicotine addict (chain smoker) holding up someone on the street or knocking off a liquor store to get another fix?
And when was the last time you heard that about an opioid addict?
When was the last time you heard of a nicotine addict (chain smoker) holding up someone on the street or knocking off a liquor store to get another fix?
And when was the last time you heard that about an opioid addict?
I remember when they were 25 cents a pack in a vending machine.When was the last time you saw cigarettes for sale at $20 per cigarette?
I remember twenty five cent sodas and eighty nine cent gasoline. Now moving back from memory lane yo the topic...I remember when they were 25 cents a pack in a vending machine.
Most substance use and abuse only physically harms the user the only distraction is the arbitrary "but it's illegal!"
As I keep asking would you or those you know who were addicted to legal substances been helped or better off if you had been made a felon for their use?
When it comes to being addicted to a drug, do you think your body cares if the drug is legal or not?
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