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36. Follow Portugal's example and legalize all drugs. Addiction declines quickly.

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 16, 2018, 11:06 PM

Aug 2018

Also, free all prisoners incarcerated on drug charges immediately.

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Bleak New Estimates in Drug Epidemic: A Record 72,000 Overdose Deaths in 2017 [View all] Julian Englis Aug 2018 OP

Not to worry. He went to Jared Bradshaw3 Aug 2018 #1

Another Dubya legacy. sandensea Aug 2018 #2

The OD crisis isn't happening because of natural opium Major Nikon Aug 2018 #12

Suicide rates sky-rocket under republican administrations, always. onit2day Aug 2018 #35

I consider it more a crisis of stupidity than anything ... mr_lebowski Aug 2018 #3

it's an american mentality blueniteflower Aug 2018 #5

After having witness people with severe, unrentling pain, day after day, I disagree Farmer-Rick Aug 2018 #9

I would have to agree with your point Farmer blueinredohio Aug 2018 #31

I am so sorry for the pain you are suffering Farmer-Rick Aug 2018 #33

Thanks Farmer blueinredohio Aug 2018 #34

Perhaps but prescribing doctors have no withdrawal plans or offer NO Farmer-Rick Aug 2018 #6

What you are saying is no longer true anymore Major Nikon Aug 2018 #14

What you say is true, fentanyl is jacking up the OD rates, granted but they've been pretty bad mr_lebowski Aug 2018 #19

The increased rates are still due to synthetic opium Major Nikon Aug 2018 #24

Yeah, no I know fentanyl is responsible for quite possibly 1/2 of these deaths ... mr_lebowski Aug 2018 #26

The problem is definitely multi-faceted Major Nikon Aug 2018 #27

doesn't matter; people would not be dying if they could get legal, regulated drugs, even IF what you TheFrenchRazor Aug 2018 #37

You're misunderstanding me .. and should look at all my posts here ... no offense ... mr_lebowski Aug 2018 #41

Correct. And the CDC was including street drugs in its estimate Tursiops Aug 2018 #16

Yup ... mr_lebowski Aug 2018 #22

Stupid? Should have? duhneece Aug 2018 #17

Uh ... I think I do have some awareness ... mr_lebowski Aug 2018 #23

Damn, that is a expensive habit.. EX500rider Aug 2018 #29

Seriously mentally ill nt duhneece Aug 2018 #42

Follow Portugal's example and legalize all drugs. Addiction declines quickly. onit2day Aug 2018 #36

this. nt TheFrenchRazor Aug 2018 #38

Big Pharma and the distributors are literally making a killing. MrScorpio Aug 2018 #4

I just hope the government is not even stupider with Trump in office and cstanleytech Aug 2018 #7

Republicans tend to like these drug "epidemics". They fit their "be afraid" narrative. Snellius Aug 2018 #28

Yes, but rifles were used to kill 1/180th of that number krispos42 Aug 2018 #8

Sure, because it's utterly impossible to do more than one completely unrelated thing at a time Major Nikon Aug 2018 #13

Is the drug overdose problem receiving 180x the attention of the assault weapon problem? krispos42 Aug 2018 #20

If you want to hijack this thread and make it about your favorite subject, be my guest Major Nikon Aug 2018 #21

Yes, let's not address any root causes as to why Republicans are running things krispos42 Aug 2018 #32

Sounds like a powerful selective pressure. Nitram Aug 2018 #10

Ooh, One . . . .BILLION . . . . Dollars hatrack Aug 2018 #11

CDC has quietly admitted fubbing numbers... Tursiops Aug 2018 #15

The CDC has been fucking up on OD deaths for far longer Major Nikon Aug 2018 #25

Agree with all but one point ... it's better to 'get' addicts onto buprenorphine than methadone mr_lebowski Aug 2018 #30

of course, but law enforcement (and other busy-bodies) love the War on Drugs, because it is TheFrenchRazor Aug 2018 #39

Every generation has its own drug of choice. Snellius Aug 2018 #18

if we can only force chronic pain patients to suffer even more, surely these numbers will come down. TheFrenchRazor Aug 2018 #40