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Originally Posted by habernac
Tom Petty and Prince died trying to manage pain with fentanyl. These aren't skid row homeless people, it's a real issue. A guy I grew up with died from it. He was a successful lawyer, died because he made a poor choice when he bought something on the street. A woman I know, same thing happened.
These people need access to supervised consumption, addiction services, rehab, etc. Isn't it Portugal that basically legalized everything and addiction rates went down in a big way? Go off of that format and improve on it if we can.
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I think this is a good idea and if it helps someone then it’s a success. The only issue is this program needs to be defined in its scope and realistic. If it’s viewed as some panacea to the opioid crisis then it will fail. In my experience I’ve seen the majority of addicts seek out fentanyl rather than avoid it. It’s a difficult problem to solve but this is a step in the right direction.