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Most of the time commiting crimes leads to prison
Is being opiod addict a crime? The article says "non-violent drug related crimes"
Well not exactly being an opioid addict, just buying the opioids
Wow, I didn't know. That's harsh! Why us it considered a crime. They should be helped. I am sorry for them
Weird to reply this late but here's a quote from Wikipedia:
Very commonly substances are criminalized because they're associated with what's called the dangerous classes, poor people, or working people.