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A better option to treating the opioid crisis is to help those in need now ... rather than waiting to see how their suffering will affect them and society as a whole.

The costs are always the same ... either be a conservative and villainize these people and let them become a burden on society and costs go towards police, security, emergency health care, judicial and negative social effects from their destroyed lives

.... or ...

Be more socially minded and spend the funds on helping these people now and prevent them from spiralling out of control and negatively affecting their lives further or the lives of others.

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[–] Vex_Detrause 9 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Prevention and risk reduction is always cheaper than cures or damage control.

[–] ininewcrow 6 points 2 years ago (6 children)

The problem always seems to be that government and those in power always view these issues from an economic and financial perspective ... rather than as a humanitarian issue that just requires us to take care of one another.

[–] heyheyitsbrent 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, and seemingly only looking as far ahead as the next election, not what is best for society in the next 20 years.

[–] ininewcrow 1 points 2 years ago

We simultaneously want everything right now with no waiting ... and believe that we will also live forever.

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