re: California lawmaker proposes supervised opiate use

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t may reduce needle borne diseases and overdoses (among addicts who choose to go there), but it's not going to make a dent in an an addiction epidemic.

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Correct. This is the equivalent of saying if you're going to drive drunk the least we can do is give you a police escort so when you crash we have a better chance of saving you.

It doesn't address the real issue at the heart of these people's problems.