dope@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year 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-square45fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down168
arrow-up1-52arrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-squareapplejacks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·1 year agoopioids kill 70k people per year in the US alone.
minus-squaredope@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down10·1 year agoI think the alcohol death rate is double that, actually.
minus-squareapplejacks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year 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