• TheLepidopterists [he/him]
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    3 hours ago

    Aside from causing permanent brain damage?

    Because they impair your judgement and kill you if you take too much which you could easily do do if your judgement is impaired?

    Also, yes it fucking is because of the availability. The reason it became a massive epidemic is that every other doctor in the country became a drug dealer for dangerous recreational drugs.

    • ikilledtheradiostar [comrade/them, love/loves]
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      3 hours ago

      you take too much

      See my previous comment

      Also, yes it fucking is because of the availability. The reason it became a massive epidemic is that every other doctor in the country became a drug dealer for dangerous recreational drugs.

      And why were they doing this? Because the drugs were available or because it was profitable?

      • Aradina [She/They]@lemmy.ml
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        2 hours ago

        They did it because people came to them and asked for it. Making them over the counter would make this vastly vastly worse in every way.

      • TheLepidopterists [he/him]
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        3 hours ago

        See my previous comment

        I don't follow. Are you saying that if people understand the dangers of overdosing they'll quit doing it? Because if so I think you're ignoring the impaired judgement.

        And why were they doing this? Because the drugs were available or because it was profitable?

        The drugs are available because they're profitable. Giving them to anyone who asks for free won't make them safer.