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Oregon's drug decriminalization effort a 'tragedy'

In November 2020, Oregonians voted overwhelmingly to decriminalize possession of a small amount of hard drugs. Sixteen months in, the results paint a picture of failure.

www.foxnews.com

Sixteen months into this first-in-the-nation experiment, the numbers paint a bleak picture. Drug overdose deaths hit an all-time high in 2021 with 1069, a 41% increase from 2020. And very few people are getting into treatment. According to The Lund Report, after one year, just 136 people had entered treatment, less than 1% of those helped by Measure 110. But the actual number may be even lower.

This is where I get to laugh in the face of all those Libertarian dopers and remind them I told them so.

I mean, don't get me wrong - if people want to kill themselves with drugs they can be my guest, I just don't want their choices affecting me in any way. I don't want to pay for it, I don't want to be robbed for drug money, and I don't want to have them laying around on the streets ruining my quality of life.

 

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