Harm reduction & Safe supply

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

From the article:

decriminalising drugs leads to a substantial drop in substance abuse and addiction rates. Countless studies have shown this.

The issues do not disappear, but you lessen the stigma of addiction, and allow for official support, thus making the issues more manageable.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Legalization is not the same thing as decriminalization

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Except we also need to have those support mechanisms in place and we don’t.

Also opioids are legal and lots of people start their addiction on pills subscribed by doctors.