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The Fentanyl Crisis: Brought To You By Drug Prohibition (starkrealities.substack.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/pharma

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cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/29755

The stark reality is that enforcement of drug laws isn’t the answer to the fentanyl crisis—it’s the very reason we have a fentanyl crisis.

That crisis is also driven by regulatory crackdowns on prescription opiates, which drive both addicts and those with legitimate needs away from pills of uniform quality and dosage and into the dicey, deadly realm of black market alternatives.

Though it’s contrary to intuition and a shock to many people’s sensibilities, the proper response to the fentanyl crisis and other collateral damage of the war on drugs is clear: across-the-board drug legalization.

That isn’t an endorsement of drug abuse any more than legalized alcohol endorses alcohol abuse — which, it should be noted, has a death toll that rivals if not exceeds that of drug abuse.

Rather, full legalization of both production and possession is the logical position for those who understand that policies must be judged not by their intentions, but by their results.

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[–] LizardKing 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Going to feature this post as even though its not the most scientific of explanations, its an every day problem in pharmacy.

PSA For addicts or friends of addicts, most states allow standing order protocols for Narcan. This means that you can usually ask the pharmacist at any pharmacy for narcan and they can using a standing order to bill against your insurance. You never know when you might need it and not have it. Family in from out of town? Didn't know grandma takes 6 Norco a day for the cancer and doesn't appear to be breathing after her ambien? You won't have time to run to the pharmacy.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I agree, it is possible to be both:

drug use,
and in favor of legalization

[–] LizardKing 1 points 1 year ago

US government appears to be pro legalisation in some departments. Implementation can be tough though as we see with Oregon. Here is an interesting TIME article about Portugal.