• jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
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    8 months ago

    It didn’t do the #1 thing that was promised and that was get more people into treatment.

    So we got all the problems from massive increased drug use, and none of the benefits of getting more people into treatment.

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      8 months ago

      I understand your frustration, but I don’t think making drugs more illegal again is going to decrease the problem, though. The whole country is getting problems from increased drug use. The Fentanyl and Xylezene epidemic is all over the country now.

      I think a better solution would be to actually force drug users into treatment when caught, don’t give them the option. Giving them criminal charges isn’t a push to getting an addict clean, though. It just makes it harder for them to find a job, which will lead to more despair and drug use.

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        8 months ago

        Let me pose you two scenarios:

        1. You get a $100 ticket, which you can ignore, or you can seek treatment.

        2. You’re going to jail or get treatment. Pick one.

        Which one do you think is going to be more effective in guiding people to treatment?

        We know #1 was useless. Less than 1% chose treatment.

        Small studies on #2 show it works. You can’t give them the choice.

        https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2023/10/10/police-drug-crimes-treatment

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          8 months ago

          I can’t agree with you more there. The way that Oregon decided to go about it was too lax. I was just adding that the way the rest of the country handles it isn’t the way to really help the problem either. That method is too harsh.

          We need to decriminalize and regulate the drugs for harm reduction, and force users of hard drugs into treatment. I am totally okay with jail if they refuse the help. Just don’t ruin drug users lives even more with a criminal record, for the crime of ruining their own lives.