This morning a lengthy discussion about how to deal with the fentanyl problem was generated by Scott Adams (Dilbert creator) posting a 10-point plan on how to deal with it. His recommendations were controversial, but in his defense (a couple of respondents defended him) he did at least propose a set of actions as opposed to just ignoring it all.
For the record, here is the size of the problem at this point in time, according to the CDC:
More than 932,000 people have died since 1999 from a drug overdose.1 In 2020, 91,799 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States. The age-adjusted rate of overdose deaths increased by 31% from 2019 (21.6 per 100,000) to 2020 (28.3 per 100,000).
To give you an idea of how much fentanyl is entering the country, check out this ABC News story from Phoenix:
One million fentanyl pills seized from Avondale home Wednesday
(Article includes photo of the goods seized.)
By posting a ten-point plan out in the Twitterverse Adams does succeed in generating a discussion around the issue. Here are a few examples of responses to his plan...
--Make people eat a proper diet because a bad diet leads to health issues that cause pain.
--Legalize all drugs so as to put the cartels out of business.
--It's a supply and demand issue: eliminate demand.
--Better fathering.
--Addiction is a series of decisions. Remove victim status.
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Scott Adams' Fentanyl Policy Idea:
And there you have it. Is this a solution?
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