What are your thoughts on legalizing heroine?

[rayven]

Heroine is already legalized! A woman being brave is not against the law. (Heroine is the feminine form of the word "hero". You're asking about the drug heroin.)

Legalization of heroin would likely result in a sharp increase in first-time users, which would cause a spike in crime. After that spike is gone, the crime rate would likely decrease as people get used to the sudden availability. People would start policing themselves instead of waiting on the government.

Some people would become addicted, but others would have an outlet to fight the addiction that they never had before. Currently, an addict who wants to quit would have to go to a rehab facility, and they usually get sent there by a judge because they were arrested for possession. When forced, people generally don't kick the habit. If it were legal, addicts have the real option of then going to a hospital or rehab place and cutting down on the drug each time, lowering the chances of both severe medical withdrawal issues and recurrence of use.

Plus, if it were legalized, there may be advances in ways never thought of before. There may be medical situations where heroin could be the best possible drug for the situation. Currently, since it is illegal, no studies can even be done in that regard. Such studies may result in new drugs that end up helping millions of people.