We Don’t Have a ‘Drug Problem’
<p>T<strong>here’s been a lot of debate </strong>around drugs in the US, from the legalization of marijuana to the stunning fatality rates of our ‘opioid crisis.’ We’ve built up such a tremendous fear, negativity and stigma around drugs that our main solution has been to throw enough enforcement at our issues that they’ll somehow be forever stomped out of existence. Yet, the ‘War on drugs’ has been glaringly ineffective, and our stigmatizations have overshadowed critical information about the benefits of drugs, such as the positive effects of hallucinogens for <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/medical_marijuana_medical_cannabis/article.htm#what_are_thc_and_cbd" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">medical purposes </a>as well as their<a href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-08-psychologists-explore-potential-benefits-hallucinogens.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"> improvement on mental health and well-being</a>.</p>
<p>We’re looking at this all wrong. I argue that we need to get far more honest about the root of our problems. Drugs are not the issue. Their negative effects— from ‘<a href="https://www.healthline.com/health-news/marijuana-addiction-rare-but-real-072014#1" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">pot addiction</a>’ to opioid fatalities— are a symptom of social dis-ease.</p>
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