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To be fair, you need both.

Going after pharma companies / doctors reduces the supply and cuts down on new addictions. Decriminalizing and destigmatizing helps existing addictions.

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I think that's a mostly fair assessment however by reducing supply you have the side effect of making addictions worse. You had people that may have had physical dependency but not addiction who were 100% functional, living lives having the carpet ripped out from under them and having to deal with physical withdrawal.

I agree with you but i don't think anyone would argue that like always when the government gets involved we over corrected.

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