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A major thing people need to consider is that many drug addicts are drug addicts because they are fleeing (either psychologically or literally) a history of extreme trauma. Many are survivors of residential schools, sexual and/or physical abuse, have independent mental illness, etc...Sobering up means being left alone with the demons. It's not always as simple as people taking responsibility for their own actions.
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This doesn't even account for genetic factors. It's pretty hard to say someone's addiction problems are their own poor choices or lack of responsibility when they've been predisposed to it since the day they were born.
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Currently, BC is on pace for over 2000 deaths this year. More than from Covid...so something has to be done.
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The problem is that everyone is aware that covid could happen to them, or their family, so they want that dealt with urgently. Whereas there will always be a segment of the population that sees overdose deaths as a solution, rather than a problem, whether or not they'll actually express those views outwardly. The former gets panic and calls for action, the latter gets shrugged shoulders.