DoubleDoobie t1_j71njmm wrote on February 3, 2023 at 12:58 PM

Reply to comment by throwawaitnine in Mayoral Candidate Rebecca Rhynhart lays out plan of attack for opioid crisis from Kensington by ColdJay64

>It doesn't matter if it's cheaper, to me it seems like the right thing to do, to aggressively intervene in these people's lives.

I agree. To be candid, I have no medical background but I have read some books on the opioid crisis and have personally lost three people over the last 10 years to overdoses.

When you're an addict, all that matters is the next high. IMO it can be reasonably assumed that you are not in control of your mental faculties and therefore are subject forced intervention to protect you from yourself. We would do the same for people who are obviously having mental episodes.

kellyoohh t1_j7232a9 wrote on February 3, 2023 at 2:58 PM

We SHOULD do the same for people who are obviously having mental episodes, but we don’t. That’s what makes this all so difficult. There is a HUGE overlap between addiction and mental health, however we (as a country) are so incredibly inept at mental health policy. I truly believe that fixing mental health policies will fix addiction issues, but it’s just not been a priority. It’s infuriating.