I did not believe addiction was a "disease" until I recently studied it, I thought we justified and rationalized our drug use to be selfish, and that u should just be able to use ethically. When you do something like Methamphetamine (Cocaine produces a huge release of dopamine, from 100 units to about 350 units, and Normal Brain is 0 to 30 pg/mL, just so you have something to compare to) it will release dopamine that can be about 1000 units. This is insane, your brain will immediately recognize that from that dopamine release, this drug is more important than Food, Water, Shelter, Sex. Like to your brain it literally needs it to stay alive, since it's your Survival Chemical. Same thing for drugs that effect your serotonin (besides very specific outliers such as psychedelics that just simply won't work after a certain number of times double dosing) your brain literally recognizes that you NEED this chemical to be happy. Not want. Like dopamine and serotonin deficiency's can make humans Lose hope, Turn Suicidal, or move into a abandoned house with other almost less than human scavengers to get more of it, lie to their families, risk overdose, ect. This is not normal behavior, because addicts aren't normal. This is an extreme example but would you not give someone w/ Extreme Delusional Depression their SSRIs... NO!! Cause the risk it causes is death, or someone w/Neuropathy their Gabapentin, also no, “Substance Abuse” is a Mental Condition as well, your brain chemistry is changed. That's what causes behavioral differences, so it needs to be treated but as long as we criminalize Harm Reduction Abilities and the Mentally Ill, this will never get anywhere, abstinence has such a low rate for success... and drugs has beat the United States Government in its own war.. technically twice if you count Prohibition Not a single person has ever died @ a "Safe Injection Site", Testing Centers make sure your putting what YOU think you are in your body, and “Clean ROA Clinics” hand out sanitary Gear, makes it more sanitary.. how can this be bad, especially in bigger cities... replace the $$ givin to fund this war that lost before it started, and give to Rehab/Outreach Programs. You'll see a Change you Never expected, or @ the very least give people hope. You wouldn’t blame someone for having OCD or Epilepsy, try to see it as the same, if able to be treated/safer than we should study/educate yourself as much as humanly possible, look @ the overdose rates, or just look down the worst streets @ the life’s these chemicals have ruined. Not one of these people as children said “oh I can’t wait to be a drug addict and sleep in a tent, developing hallucinations that make you lose your mind”… like be so for real.

This is getting long so l'll stop here, just try to look @ different options.. using marginally, in the safest ROA to your health, hygienically, staying hydrated and educated. This is better, this is healthcare. :))