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Landmark study finds prescribing opioids dramatically reduced deaths, overdoses for drug users in B.C. (www.cbc.ca)

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[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Ok but you’re just feeding their addiction.

How is prescribing heroin to a heroin addict a fix for anything?

What they need is recovery, not more heroin.

I’m all for treating addicts and reducing ODs, but this isn’t how you do it.

[–] TotallyHuman@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

If they're dead, they can't recover. Yes, fixing people is better than just holding them together, but holding them together buys more time for permanent solutions.