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How did they manage it in the 30s (or whenever depending on your nationality)? Are you absolutely certain that criminalization wasn't an overreaction to a probl

by exprA 10y ago

How did they manage it in the 30s (or whenever depending on your nationality)? Are you absolutely certain that criminalization wasn't an overreaction to a problem that after all wasn't all that big?

bayesian_horse 10y ago
Short answer: They didn't. Back then lives were being ruined as well. And the availability and affordability of dangerous drugs has only increased since then. People just didn't make such a "fuss" of addiction, and especially in the case of poorer people, nobody really cared.
- coldtea 10y ago
  >People just didn't make such a "fuss" of addiction So why should we make a fuss out of it today? >and especially in the case of poorer people, nobody really cared. Whereas now they do?
  - u_me_him 10y ago
    Is a case of "the road to hell is paved with good intentions"
coldtea 10y ago
In fact it still isn't that big. >An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin. That's an insignificant number compared to the global population and all the harm the BS cat/mouse game with mafia and police has caused.
neverknowsbest 10y ago
If you've got a free hour-or-so sometime this BBC documentary is pretty engaging and describes the opiate timeline regarding use and legal status: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3M1QPoeNMU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3M1QPoeNMU