I didn’t watch the wire, and after reading this post I can see why. It’s not my cup of tea.
However, I do think that the “War on Drugs” is pretty much of a bust. My solution is rather harsh. For people who overdose, you had better have good insurance because the state/fed govt isn’t going to pick up the tab.
If you are rolled in OD’ing, and don’t have insurance or the cash to pay for treatment, they can just roll you out of the way. No support, nothing. If you live, fine. If not, oh well.
On the flip side, I think that if there is any medicinal use for any of these drugs, (Heroin is used in other countries as a pain killer for certain patients I believe). then it should be studied and doctors should be able to prescribe it.
The treatment of pain in this country has suffered because of the War on Drugs. People who are under the care of doctors and are suffering horrible pain can’t get the treatments they need because of this nonesense.
I recall one incident when a doctor specializing in pain mitigation lost his ability to prescribe narcotics because of the stupidity of the DEA. He wasn’t a “Dr. Feelgood” and his patients were in real agony.
One man who was suffering and couldn’t get treatment left a video tape laying the blame for his death on the DEA. Then he killed himself.
The doctor was never charged with any crime, although he has to go through some really stupid process in order to prescribe.
The War on Drugs has killed a lot of innocent people.
Legalize drugs for recreational use? No. However, if people are dumb enough to use drugs that way, then they shouldn’t be surprised if they lose their jobs, homes, or lives.
Do I have the answer? Who knows? I don’t.
