Stimulant drugs including cocaine, MDMA and multiple types of amphetamines contributed to roughly half of all accidental overdose deaths in Canada from 2020 to 2021, according to a new report by Statistics Canada that also tracked a sharp rise in overdoses.
Stimulant drugs including cocaine, MDMA and multiple types of amphetamines contributed to roughly half of all accidental overdose deaths in Canada from 2020 to 2021, according to a new report by Statistics Canada that also tracked a sharp rise in overdoses.
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Does prohibition work?
Clearly not, as shown by the us alcohol prohibition or the war on drugs.
So given that total abstinence is practically impossible, do drug users deserve to die of overdose?
Nope, never said they did. But it is their responsibility.
That seems like a very individualistic view. Is it safe to assume you generally disagree with regulation in the name of public safety?