• XIIIesq@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The only drug I take is alcohol, I still don’t think someone should be criminalised for getting high.

    I especially don’t think that the way to cure drug addiction is to throw people in to prison. Drug problems need to be treated as a health issue, not a criminal one. No happy and healthy person ever woke up and just decided to get addicted to heroin.

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      1 year ago

      No, consumers should not be treated like dealers. They’re not criminals, but victims of themselves that need therapy.

      • Spzi@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        Therapy makes sense when people have problems in their life.

        It is very well possible to consume drugs like marijuana without developing a dependance, and especially without getting any problems in life. Which means, without indicating any therapy.

        The opposite also happens, and therapy for those who struggle definitely makes sense. It just does not make sense to generalize this way.