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Stimulant drugs including cocaine, MDMA and multiple types of amphetamines contributed to roughly half of all accidental overdose deaths in Canada from 2020 to 2021, according to a new report by Statistics Canada that also tracked a sharp rise in overdoses.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

So given that total abstinence is practically impossible, do drug users deserve to die of overdose?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nope, never said they did. But it is their responsibility.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That seems like a very individualistic view. Is it safe to assume you generally disagree with regulation in the name of public safety?