I still don't think we as a society are allowed to completly ban any drugs.
A society might be allowed to have safety mechanism in place but otherwise nothing else.
A society might be allowed to have safety mechanism in place but otherwise nothing else.
A athletic person gets health care, a fat person gets health care.
In worst case we just triage.
But this would definitely be something the society would be allowed to regulate:
The society can say 'you can take any drug you want but if you take x you become second in line'
That would be transparent and fair but we don't even have this type of discussion.
And while I get Ritalin from my doctor the other one is with one leg in prison for either speed or crystal.
At the end of the day keeping this hidden is more of a problem than not. Educating people is critical but no one feels educated by police.
And the fat person may well have a lower lifetime total healthcare cost.
When I meant athletic person I actually thought about injuries.
We could as a society outlaw anything and everything that would statistically burden our healthcare system, but in the end we would be living in a fairly boring world.
At a forum of people who are mostly software engineers and embrace the sedentary lifestyle, to talk about a "healthcare gap" WRT drugs is ludicrous.
Sitting for 8+ hours a day will injure your health more than a cocaine addiction would. Source: Have experience with both.
Anecdotal, etc. all the disclaimers apply (obligatory disclaimer for the half-smart bros)