dope@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoWhy not just let people use opioids? It's cheap. People like it. Arguably healthier than weed, alcohol or tobacco. Addiction isn't an issue if you can stay supplied.message-squaremessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down169
arrow-up1-51arrow-down1message-squareWhy not just let people use opioids? It's cheap. People like it. Arguably healthier than weed, alcohol or tobacco. Addiction isn't an issue if you can stay supplied.dope@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-squareapplejacks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·11 months agoopioids kill 70k people per year in the US alone.
minus-squaredope@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down11·11 months agoI think the alcohol death rate is double that, actually.
minus-squareapplejacks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agothat doesn’t take into account how commonly it’s used though. far far more people drink alcohol.
opioids kill 70k people per year in the US alone.
I think the alcohol death rate is double that, actually.
that doesn’t take into account how commonly it’s used though.
far far more people drink alcohol.
good point