• CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I’ve had people (family) argue that drug use increases crime, and by providing things like safe injection sites or narcan you’re encouraging more drug use and inviting more crime by removing the consequences.

    • Angry_Autist (he/him)@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      This was one of Rush Limbaugh’s biggest drug talking points, one that he pushed again and again

      All while secretly addicted to opiates

      I guarantee you his rhetoric led to preventable deaths

      The hypocrisy of the modern repugnican party is grounds for violence

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          1 month ago

          If you have a connection with that person, over time it may be possible to shift their position

          A random stranger on the street? Smile and walk away as soon as possible

          For non-MAGA people, the statistics on the drop of preventable deaths are usually enough to convince. Unfortunately MAGA is immune to statistics, or secretly are glad the ‘trash is being taken out’