My eyes are wide open.And they were wide open for every....single...one of the hundreds,HUNDREDS, of heroin ODs I've seen.How many heroin ODs have *you* seen? Nearly one would be my guess.
Remember...deaf ears!
And in your opinion, the death of heroin addicts is a detriment to society in what way?
I have two questions for you.
1. Which article of the constitution permits the Federal government to legislate abortion?
2. Which article of the constitution permits the Federal government to legislate drug use?
Your argument against the dangers of drugs [with which I concur] is the same used by the advocates of abortion. They think abortion rights are necessary; you think drug prohibitions are necessary.
What we "think" is not a satisfactory argument. There must be a constitutional basis for the law. What is yours?
The War On Drugs contributes to ODs by increasing the variability of heroin's potency - even within a single batch if the 'cutting' isn't properly done.
People OD on the legal drug alcohol with some regularity - should we ban that drug too?