tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13638234.post7382470249047240907..comments2023-10-31T08:05:38.800-04:00Comments on Sterling on Justice & Drugs: SUBURBAN teenager heroin epidemicEric E. Sterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09061193531254728800noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13638234.post-73558421687151730282012-11-10T22:53:28.658-05:002012-11-10T22:53:28.658-05:00If this Swiss/Dutch model is so good, why not exte...If this Swiss/Dutch model is so good, why not extend it to Tobacco/cigarette addicts; make them endue a methodone model, banning take home doses and creating whole new layers of medical bureaucraticalization for what purpose?Douglas Andrew Willingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412711658495398785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13638234.post-50038515939687205552012-11-03T00:16:56.752-04:002012-11-03T00:16:56.752-04:00Legalizing opiates does not mean selling them like...<i>Legalizing opiates does not mean selling them like tobacco or alcohol.<br />...<br />Legal opiates should be available to people who are addicted in a system of "addiction management."</i><br /><br />So basically the Swiss/Dutch model. Of course, this caters to those already dependent. Unless there's miraculous policy that extinguishes initiation or casual use of opiates, the black market still remains and those users are still outside the system, since they won't be on any "addiction management" regime.daksyahttp://www.drugwarrant.comnoreply@blogger.com