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Originally Posted by The Familia
I don't do any drugs whatsoever, but I say legalize it. If someone overdoses on cocaine or meth they must pay 100% of the medical costs to save their lives. Tired of supporting people who make bad decisions. Free will and a free society. People know the risks, so if they want to go ahead and use drugs be my guest. Don't take my hard earned money to save your life after you OD'ed though. I have no sympathy for drug addicts. No one forced them to start, but they cry when they can't stop.
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That's a rather simpleton way of looking at things from someone who sounds like they've lived a pretty isolated life. People become addicts for a variety of reasons and even if they want to get off the drugs it's not just as simple as wanting to when you have a physiological addition. With some drugs if you quit cold turkey the withdrawl can literally kill you so you have to be weened off.
You've seen how hard it is for smokers to quit, some of the withdrawl symptoms of these drugs makes quitting smoking look like a walk in the park.
I'm for the complete legalization of weed and the decriminalization of the personal use of the rest of them. Don't criminalize the addiction, help treat the addiction.