Portugal decriminalized drugs and overdoses dropped 93%. We chose prisons, profits, and blame. Here's how policy (not willpower) created the opioid crisis, and what real accountability would look like.
I appreciate how you pull addiction out of the shadows of shame and place it in the wider context of systems, stories, and unmet needs. It reads like someone gently turning the camera angle so we see people, not just “problems.” It made me rethink how often we confuse moral judgment with understanding.
The War on Drugs is one of the root causes for violence. Incarceration means kids grow up in fatherless homes. Less discipline and stability, more daycare ... raised by not parents. Single parents can't devote much time and attn, so kids grow up in the same system that leads to drugs, crime, etc ... a self-fulfilling cycle that feeds/eats itself.
I appreciate how you pull addiction out of the shadows of shame and place it in the wider context of systems, stories, and unmet needs. It reads like someone gently turning the camera angle so we see people, not just “problems.” It made me rethink how often we confuse moral judgment with understanding.
The voice over is the way to read this one!
I love this article!
It’s ridiculous. This is what I’ve been saying! What they did in Florida with the pain pill epidemic! All for profit and power
Have you read my triple dog dare you article?
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https://emmetttatter.substack.com/p/i-triple-dog-dare-you?r=3y6ezi&utm_medium=ios
The War on Drugs is one of the root causes for violence. Incarceration means kids grow up in fatherless homes. Less discipline and stability, more daycare ... raised by not parents. Single parents can't devote much time and attn, so kids grow up in the same system that leads to drugs, crime, etc ... a self-fulfilling cycle that feeds/eats itself.