We dont want that bullshyt being legal, eww
Either you recognize that some people just will not cooperate and operate within society...
Those that need the hammer brought down on them because they won't contribute to society.
We gotta weed out the ones who can get better and rehabilitation
I've changed my mind on this one. I think they can integrate into society without having to stop using drugs. Keep in mind, most drug addicts actually had jobs wgen they first got their addiction; and the source/cost of the drugs is what leads them to downfall.
I think we can treat addiction like other long-term ailments like say diabetes or other sanctioned forms of addiction such as tobacco addiction. I raised tobacco addiction specifically because it's become normalized for smoking addicts to walk around with patches and they can still be part of society, even as they slowly walk towards cancer deaths. I raise the point of diabetes because people on diabetes are effectively given a death sentence they can postpone through medication or dialysis for life.
So I actually imagine a place where a person who is already addicted can only get access to drugs at a government-run facility where they can use the drugs without overdosing and for free(or reduced rate) with medical proffesionals on standby. afterwards they can then return to their lives ; no different than a diabetes patient getting dialysis a few times a week at a facility and then returning to society.
The drug trade dies overnight if the services are free or price reduced. The crime associated with addiction dies too, cause there will be no better rate than the government rate for junkies. Similarly, junkies cannot overdose cause their doses are administered by a medical proffessiinal who can ascertain the limits of their body. The stigma is reduced, meaning they can be employed.
And of course, i am not so naive to believe the ones who have already fried their brains can opperate outside of a fascility. Im actually in favor of institutionalizing them at medical/ psych facilities. So perhaps a three tiered sysytem would work? 1)Zombies go to hospitals, not street corners or jails. 2). Newly addicted first try rehab. 3) Longeterm addicted but still mentally rational and also those who failed at rehab would go to these afforementioned govt distribution facilities and have their lives extended while remaining integrated in society through employment and community ties.
As a side note specifically for
@Psalms 37 , i think we do have a social contract with them, the same way we have a social contract for you if you payed taxes for years but then had a heartattack . We dont just write you off like a bad loan cause you can no longer contribute due to your new ailment, especially if you previously did so. your prior contributions entitle you to longterm diability support from the govt that you have already payed taxes to.
Also, lets not treat addicts like some type of “other” category cause every single poster in this thread could easily become one. All it takes is one catastrophic injury, chronic pain ailment, or psychological breakdown and your only option will oxicodone to ease the agonizing physical pain. Every ICU has countless poeple who literally would rather die than endure the physical pain of their ailments. Their are numerous ailments ranging from extreme migranes or extreme trauma(gunshot wounds, car accidents, etc) to minor wisdom tooth removals that could easily place you in the addict category.
