President Trump has officially acknowledged the opioid addiction as a national problem over the past few weeks. He went so far as to declare it a 90-day public health emergency. President Trump, however, has not issued a specific plan to address the issue and it does not seem like he will do so in the near future. Many suggest that there should be an expansion in the treatment of insurance coverage for Americans who struggle with opioids. Yet I urge you, the reader, to think about it twice. You might be suspicious of my intention and well, do I approve of the prohibition of drugs? No, I don’t. I think drugs should be sold openly because it is the individual’s right to do with them as they please. We must not forget our individual rights, our freedom and our pursuit of happiness.
President Trump should reconsider his past statement. This is not a crisis. If the individual wants to consume drugs and the result is a fatal overdose, then the decision of the individual must be respected. If drugs were to be sold legally, it would put the whole underworld out of business. Also, all the drug traffickers would be put out of business because they wouldn’t have to commit crimes to buy and sell overpriced illegal drugs. We as a society need to pressure the system to become a country free of government intervention, free of the regulation and the controls of an oppressive system. I must clarify that this does not mean that I am in favor of any type of handouts or free medical services that would come with it. It is simply a matter of economic policies. Allow me to explain, no one in a free market can become a monopolist and it is only under government regulation that you can keep competitors out of the field. Free health services are not free if there is a monopoly in every overpriced and restricted drug.
Governor Charlie Baker’s plans to increase the requirements necessary to buy opioids oversteps the true intentions of government. A true government should respect the liberties of the people and their decisions, regardless of the outcome if it does not cause harm to others. Although we do not live in a free market we must do our best to live our lives to the best our ability, guided by our own moral values.
