Can somebody discuss whether the explosive use of opioids should be regarded as
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Can somebody discuss whether the explosive use of opioids should be regarded as a medical condition or criminal crisis in our nation? Are there other drugs that could be viewed as medical conditions which would otherwise qualify for decriminalization? Pease write two or the paragraphs answering these questions. In your own words, no plagiarism. Can somebody discuss whether the explosive use of opioids should be regarded as a medical condition or criminal crisis in our nation? Are there other drugs that could be viewed as medical conditions which would otherwise qualify for decriminalization? Pease write two or the paragraphs answering these questions. In your own words, no plagiarism.Explanation / Answer
The explosive use of opioids should be regarded as a criminal crisis in our nation as according to the latest reports; well over 50,000 people a year die from an opioid overdose. According to an interim report; presented to the President Trump; last week by the Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, which compared the nation’s overdose death toll to the toll that resulted from the terrorist attacks on 9-11: “Approximately 142 Americans are dying every day, America is enduring a death toll equal to September 11th every three weeks,”. The commission has urged the president for declaring a national emergency under the Public Health Service Act or the Stafford Act.
However decriminalizing marijuana has taken place in few states as now small amounts of marijuana possession no longer carries criminal penalties like prison time, but possessing of larger amounts and trafficking is still considered illegal