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Anon is anti drugs (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 months ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Making distribution illegal just leads to people getting a bad supply that leads to overdoses and poisoning.

You are acting like a helicopter parent. Stop it. People have the right to make decisions about their own bodies and health.

Also you really want to ban all recreational drugs? Congrats you just removed one of people's only outlets and caused more suicide, self-harm, and mental health issues.

Furthermore not even all drugs are addictive. Classical psychedelics actually are used to cure addictions, it's highly unlikely you become addicted to one. It's also one of the least dangerous forms of addiction you can have, and is better than whatever other addiction you would develop instead of if it weren't there.

[–] Allero@lemmy.today 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

People have right to make decisions about their own bodies and health

Drugs are one of people's only outlets

Don't you see the issue on the intersection of these two points? People usually don't make a free choice to go for drugs, they do it to make their life feel more bearable.

Solution? Don't rally for drugs, rally for improving life conditions so that people wouldn't try to escape reality.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago

Why not both?

If we legalize recreational drugs (start w/ weed and shrooms, expand later), here's what we get:

consistent dosage, so far fewer ODs and no risk of laced drugs
history of purchases, so warning signs if pattern of use changes
ability to tax in order to fund rehab programs
ability to refuse service and call for professional help if someone is displaying warning signs
fewer cartels, because why would you risk buying illegally if you can get it legally at a store?

Banning it just pushes the sale and distribution underground. I honestly don't see the benefits there, especially for the less harmful drugs.

We should also be rallying to improve living conditions. Banning drugs doesn't help anyone but the cartels.

[–] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

Not really plenty of people take up drugs for fun rather than as a coping mechanism. A lot is just because of curiosity too. The motives are diverse.

Solution? Don't rally for drugs, rally for improving life conditions so that people wouldn't try to escape reality.

That doesn't remove the other, more sensible reasons people do drugs. See above statement.

It's not always possible to improve the quality of life. We should definitely try though, don't get me wrong. There will always be heartache, sorrow, mental health issues and disabilities though. That's just the human condition. Sometimes drugs are actually the less self destructive coping mechanism, especially with psychedelics. In some cases something that's recreational for one person, is a medicine for a second person, and an addiction for a third. See amphetamine/adderall for an example.

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Half this country wants the other half to hurt because fox news said they should. Your last sentence is literally impossible.

[–] Kiosade@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago

More like a third, but a third of people are dumbasses and don’t vote.