So now the U.S. is talking about the death penalty for drug dealers. Well, coming from Singapore, all I can say is that it works. But the death penalty is not applied to all drug dealers. Only those who traffick certain drugs, and above certain amounts.
But the bigger issue is that if the U.S. (specifically, Trump) is thinking about solving the opioid issue... well, then it is not about drug dealers. It is about pharmaceutical firms. So while the introduction of the death penalty may solve an aspect of substance abuse, it is not going to stop the widespread issue of opioid abuse in the U.S. For that, he really needs to do something else.
But the bigger issue is that if the U.S. (specifically, Trump) is thinking about solving the opioid issue... well, then it is not about drug dealers. It is about pharmaceutical firms. So while the introduction of the death penalty may solve an aspect of substance abuse, it is not going to stop the widespread issue of opioid abuse in the U.S. For that, he really needs to do something else.
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