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Jack_Soul_Brazil t1_j2wgobn wrote

Reply to comment by timberwolf0122 in Burlington had 5 murders in 2022, the most since 1960 by BoringAccountName78

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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