Gangs mix another potent sedative into U.S. street drugs causing 'mass overdoses'
Gangs mix another potent sedative into U.S. street drugs causing 'mass overdoses'
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Singer believes interdiction of synthetic drugs is so difficult that U.S. policy-makers should focus resources on helping drug users find medical treatment instead of funding more law enforcement efforts.
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NO!!! must... imprison... minorities...
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Whats the point or motive? Doesn't make sense to kill your consumer base from a business standpoint. Maybe they're just dumb and trying this as a cheap filler or something, and the results are "oops, oh well"?
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Experts say the decision to experiment with xylazine, medetomidine or other chemicals in illicit street drug combinations likely reflect which substances are cheap, poorly regulated and readily available.
Money. I think there's always new customers. But I do see your point.
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Weird use of quotes for something that is not a euphemism
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Less conventional 'use' of single quotes by NPR, doesn't make much sense!
u/Dewe
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It really feels like drug users' demand for drugs that don't kill them would create a market for artisanal drugs, like with the alcohol industry.
If I had any interest in hard drugs, I would be terrified to use them now. I know we're dealing with addicts who aren't making good decisions, but aren't there wealthy coke fiends? How can anyone snort lines at a party if they don't know if it has all this lethal shit in it?
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You do the first line and all of a sudden you don’t really care about the repercussions of the next few
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Legalize and regulate.
Alcohol use is a big problem, but during prohibition people were going blind from bathtub gin, even before the feds would poison it and leave it in circulation.