• webghost0101@sopuli.xyz
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    1 year ago

    I see the “drugs are bad” comment jn your history…

    Oppression of drugs is bad and makes the problem worse while criminals get rich.

    This is quite literally the way if we want a healthier society with less drug related problems and crime. Asks scientist and people who work gave experience working with addicts.

    Criminalization creates taboo, which means people hide from help and lie that they don’t have a problem instead of looking for a way out. They are paranoid to tell their medical professionals the truth because they fear the state and police.

    The glorification of some aspects of drug culture is a side effect of this. So yes drugs might get more visible in society but the toxicity in the drugs will be less, the damage they do will be contained, social safety will be more prevalent as people stop hiding their use and help to recognize their problem and quit will be open and accessible.

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      1 year ago

      Your well thought and well written post will likely land on deaf ears.

      In my experience, evidence, logical arguments and simple common sense are completely ineffective with the kind of people who think “drugs bad and that’s it” and are convinced that more War on Drugs is the solution. Despite the fact that all the evidence around us shows that it’s not.

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        1 year ago

        I know for the person i commented on its probably to late but if i can get some lurkers that simply not know any better to start doing some research then thats a win.

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      1 year ago

      “We can’t effectively end murder so let’s just allow it, hitmen will stop earning money this way”