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by asphaltycode 1977 days ago
You still need criminalization as a “stick” to either get people into rehab or not take these drugs at all.
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Criminalization doesn't work. We have known this for decades. Destroying people's lives perpetuates the problem. Treat drug addiction as a public health issue and it needs to go hand-in-hand with poverty reduction.