It is good for working class socialist organizations to have a more or less puritanical view on the private use of drugs and alcohol. But hysteria over potentially addicting pain medicine can backfire and add to the misery of hospital patients recovering from surgery. I know a few cases already.
In general the " war on drugs " is a colossal failure. They are making even medical marijuana a bureaucratic hassle.
The police state is no solution for the drug problems of all those made wretched by capitalist exploitation and oppression.
In a rational society you will not need a prescription for " feel good " drugs anymore than you now need a prescription for alcohol. ALL drugs must come with a warning .
Working people with a " life " will be less tempted to spend all day in a drug or alcohol stupor. A socialist society will make getting " high on life " more than a Reader's Digest fantasy. [ In fairness to the Reader's Digest an article titled " I am Joe's Lungs " persuaded me not to smoke a long time ago ) .
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