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timberwolf0122 t1_j2ucupw wrote

So it seems drug use is a big driver. With that in mind I think the state should set up safe injection sites that offer free drugs.

WHAT?!? Are you mad??

No, no, but I’ll feed you baby birds.

Economics. Drug dealers make money from selling drugs, this money is the driver for drug supply violence

People addicted to drugs need money to buy the drugs, this drives various crimes from white collar embezzlement to good old fashioned armed robbery.

Finally drugs bought on the street are not regulated by the FDA, there’s no safety standards and no guarantee that they aren’t laced with something much worse or cut with asbestos. This drives ER visit, visits that aren’t cheap.

So, safe injection sites that initially provide testing for products purchased on the street then a doctors prescription for said drugs (with $0 copay) as the first step towards tackling the addiction Rob’s dealers of revenue, puts addicts in touch with the resources they need, saves them money, reduces crime and ER visits.

Who knows part of th funding could come from the defund the police initiative seeing as that was what that actually meant (sweat to go people who come up with these names need to work ship them first)

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Jack_Soul_Brazil t1_j2wgobn wrote

Making drugs free won't stop junkies from doing junkie shit my guy. They still won't be able to hold down jobs or pay bills or take care of their kids. My little town is completely overrun now with drug enthusiasts and on a human level I feel bad for them. For what they've become because of drugs, not because they can't pay for drugs. Guess you'll have to keep stealing catalytic converters.

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thisoneisnotasbad t1_j2ypaxn wrote

> Making drugs free won't stop junkies from doing junkie shit my guy.

What? It does exactly that. That is the whole basis of replacement therapy which is the most successful method to treat opiate addiction.

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timberwolf0122 t1_j2wh7jt wrote

It’s not often I see someone refute their own point that quickly without realizing.

Addiction is hard for people to break, I don’t mean couch to 5k hard I mean feeling like you are gonna die because your brain is now wired to need an opioid just to function.

Free drugs won’t stop addict using, that’s not the problem it’s solving, it’s solving 4 other issues.

  1. money funding gangs and associated violence
  2. money needed to buy drugs resulting in catalytic converter thefts
  3. reducing harm from unsanitary injections, ODs and impure drugs
  4. it places drug users within easy access of professional help. Something most dealer don’t provide.
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