I can’t verify is the mix changed, and the transport thing makes sense. Overall drinking went down.
It’s also not clear is crime increased. Organized crime in the cities increased, but domestic violence went down. So it depends on the crime in question.
My point was, if drugs were legalized, would the same sorts of drugs still be commonly used, in the same way? Alcohol prohibition and the history sense is evidence (not overwhelming) that things tend to change when legalized.
It seems very likely to me that under a legalization regime, either no one would use fentanyl, or deaths would be greatly reduced due to more reliable dosage. Few people want to overdose. Overdoses are caused primarily by the uncertainty regarding what they are actually taking. Remove the uncertainty, reduce overdoses.
It remains the fact that hard liquor became more popular during prohibition. Hard liquor was easier to transport than beer.
I can’t verify is the mix changed, and the transport thing makes sense. Overall drinking went down.
It’s also not clear is crime increased. Organized crime in the cities increased, but domestic violence went down. So it depends on the crime in question.
My point was, if drugs were legalized, would the same sorts of drugs still be commonly used, in the same way? Alcohol prohibition and the history sense is evidence (not overwhelming) that things tend to change when legalized.
It seems very likely to me that under a legalization regime, either no one would use fentanyl, or deaths would be greatly reduced due to more reliable dosage. Few people want to overdose. Overdoses are caused primarily by the uncertainty regarding what they are actually taking. Remove the uncertainty, reduce overdoses.