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On 10/4/2024 9:58 AM, john larkin wrote:
> The real killer here is Chinese fentanyl.

Fentanyl is only a problem because of the War On Drugs.

A hundred years ago Americans could buy opium and cocaine legally. 
Addiction rates per capita were similar to today.  To re-quote a tired 
old saw, when blah is illegal only criminals will blah.  Criminals care 
a lot less about quality and consistency and that's where the danger 
appears.

If aspirin were invented today the FDA would never approve it for 
over-the-counter sale because it's too dangerous.  But it is legal; 
consequently I can buy a hundred generic aspirin for five bucks and be 
confident that each tablet will actually contain 325mg aspirin and no 
fentanyl or arsenic.  If aspirin were illegal then 100 "street aspirin" 
would cost a lot more than $5 and might contain anything.

-- 
I'm part of the vast libertarian conspiracy to take over the world and 
leave everyone alone.