[rdcbn]

Much of the opiates are legal prescription drugs.

Many of the illegal users are prescription drug users who lost their prescription.

[Responsibility2nd]

In "Libertarianism: A Primer," David Boaz argues that "if drugs were produced by reputable firms, and sold in liquor stores, fewer people would die from overdoses and tainted drugs, and fewer people would be the victims of prohibition-related robberies, muggings and drive-by-shootings."

Libertarians are the most stupid class of people to ever infest the earth.

[G Larry]

More poison is NEVER good for a culture.

The libertarian “its no worse than” argument ignores all of the proven and observable effects.

It is unbelievable that some cite self-serving polls concluding “no increase in student use”.

Those situated close to High Schools in WA and CO have observed a huge increase in recent years.

[jpl]

The terrible answer is that there's absolutely nothing anyone can do for an addict who doesn't want to help himself.

Unfortunately there are some problems just have no solution.

[wafflehouse]

keep them illegal!! pretty soon there wont be any drugs, just like there are no guns in chicago!

prohibition always works!!

[Boomer]

No, the solution is obvious, make pain meds that kill the pain but don’t get a person high.

I don’t know how to do that and apparently no one else does either but it’s the obvious solution.

Heroin addiction is another matter entirely. That’s a street drug.

[GraceG]

We shouldn’t be guarding Poppy fields in Afghanistan EITHER!

But here we are, guarding the fields in Afghanistan, and having an opium problem in the US, meanwhile the countries that hate us make tons of money growing and trafficking in heroin...

Afghanistan - Hates us, we guard the poppy fields
Mexico - Hates us, we still have porous borders that heroin pours across...
Many countries in between hate us that gets Scratch from the trafficking..

I am not saying we should legalize or anything, but right now, “Boy are we DUMB” to quote President Donald Trump!

[morphing libertarian]

y understanding is that large part of the problem is because of prescriptions. That is a legal process which may be abused.

[Joe Bfstplk]

U.S. citizens do not have the intestinal fortitude to do what is necessary to stop drugs.

[wardaddy]

Crazy notion

There is no opiod crisis

It’s just usual follow the money hyteria

[JimRed]

Executing drug dealers will reduce the problem considerably.

[cherry]

you see....the users are supposed to put their needles in that red container but the users are just so irresponsible....

this after all these years when the libtards telling us that if we legalize drugs, people will be sensible about it...

[NobleFree]

But if there's one seemingly simple answer that has been fully discredited by the opioid crisis, it's that the solution lies in wholesale drug legalization.

Depends what the crisis is: if it's about overdose deaths, then legalization with regulation would mean no lethal additives and known strengths of dosage, which would reduce deaths.

If the crisis is abuse: in 2016, 2 million Americans had an opioid use disorder and 15 million had an alcohol use disorder. So which is the crisis?

[NobleFree]

Legalization Isn't the Solution to the Opioid Crisis
Townhall.com ^ | November 1, 2017 | Jonah Goldberg

Says the self-described 'committed "Never Trump" conservative'.

[wardaddy]

Btw

Jonah Goldberg is a south bashing c word who used to pollute this forum

A nevertrumper if the first order

Screw him and this article

Nothing personal you’re 98% ok

[fwdude]

What always gets me is that "legalization" is always - ALWAYS - accompanied by the admitted need for REGULATION.

Why is extensive regulation needed if the activity in question is purportedly so benign?