Posted by Hugh on March 9, 2022, at 10:28:28
In reply to Re: The state of Oregon legalized psilocybin in 2020 » Hugh, posted by SLS on March 8, 2022, at 6:22:12
I would not criminalize the possession of fentanyl. Making addicts criminals drives them underground, making it much less likely that they'll seek treatment for their addictions.
The following is from https://time.com/longform/portugal-drug-use-decriminalization/
In 2016 alone, an estimated 64,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses -- more than the combined death tolls for Americans in the Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq Wars. In Portugal [which decriminalized all drugs in 2001], meanwhile , the drug-induced death rate has plummeted to five times lower than the E.U. average and stands at one-fiftieth of the United States'. Its rate of HIV infection has dropped from 104.2 new cases per million in 2000 to 4.2 cases per million in 2015. Drug use has declined overall among the 15- to 24-year-old population, those most at risk of initiating drug use.
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