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_a_a_a_ on July 7, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is...

> I have lost a friend due to addiction

So have I. The drug was alcohol. Adults make choices and live with the consequences. shrug

cscurmudgeon on July 8, 2023 [–]

That is ok, but what is not okay is making rest of society support those consequences.

Think of it abstractly like refusing vaccination. You messing up your life has outbound consequences for others (even if no money is spent on you).

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