Letter to the editor: Stop wasting resources on addicts

Regarding Narcan: It’s good to read that so much is being done to help citizens in our region get much-needed antidotes for the condition they have. Taxpayer funds are being used to educate, increase awareness and above all destigmatize their condition.

All of this is nothing more than a snow job of epic proportion. The powers-that-be will tell the masses a lie in hopes that if that lie is told enough, eventually it will be believed.

Opioid addiction is not a disease. Cancer is a disease. Addiction at its root is a moral failing, much like alcohol, gambling and sex addiction .

Let’s give the state two thumbs up for its initiative to stop opioid overdoses via town hall meetings, pep talks and free Naloxone handouts. Print the dates, times and locations in newspapers, and let the junkies and addicts take the rescue antidote home with them.

Too many resources and tax dollars are being wasted on this overdose problem.

I’m still waiting for the initiative to stop anaphylaxis. Why not hand out free life-saving EpiPens to reverse the deadly effects of bee stings and food allergies? That would make too much sense.

Paul A. Hornbake

Bolivar