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cool_zu t1_jdhx4zy wrote

While I think this is good option, I cannot stop to think how differently we treated the Crack epidemic compared to the Opioid epidemic. For crack users the best option we put forward was long harsh prison sentences. I wonder what the difference is.......but we all know.

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ParkingHelpful2690 t1_jdjns84 wrote

the prison to crack pipeline isn’t really comparable to the hundreds of thousands of people who have died from opioid use.

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cool_zu t1_jdjw54j wrote

Maybe they need longer jail sentences for opioids. We can make excuses but treatment was not really a big thing with crack. Also gun violence associated with crack killed thousands too.

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