"Though, if we are talking about fixing costs, then one thing that'd help tremendously would public access exercise facilities."
I kind of doubt a lack of facility is the blocker. There's nothing stopping people from doing body weight exercises in their home.
"However, intoxicating substances are pretty much impossible to stop"
True, we would only want to restrict it, not stop it. Basically, make the bar for the legal stuff higher enough to persuade people not to use it, but also set it lower than the illegal stuff. Of course it also needs to be accompanied with the lifestyle changes.
Just look at tobacco - legal, heavily taxed, providing minors is heavily punished, large warnings required, even requiring manufacturers to pay for commercials to smear their own product. This could be applied to just about anything.
> Just look at tobacco - legal, heavily taxed, providing minors is heavily punished, large warnings required, even requiring manufacturers to pay for commercials to smear their own product. This could be applied to just about anything.
I could definitely see getting more on board with that. Seems like such campaigns have been somewhat successful in multiple regions. The main thing I'm against is the criminalization of consumption, that's a fools errand.
More good education early on is a lot better than what I grew up with. The DARE program was such a joke.
It was so long ago, but I though it was very detailed and informative. I think it's enough to keep curious kids uninterested in using. No amount of education will keep the hopeless person from using. And I mean hopeless as in they lack hope for their life and feel its over already, then they choose to use anyways knowing about the effects.
I kind of doubt a lack of facility is the blocker. There's nothing stopping people from doing body weight exercises in their home.
"However, intoxicating substances are pretty much impossible to stop"
True, we would only want to restrict it, not stop it. Basically, make the bar for the legal stuff higher enough to persuade people not to use it, but also set it lower than the illegal stuff. Of course it also needs to be accompanied with the lifestyle changes.
Just look at tobacco - legal, heavily taxed, providing minors is heavily punished, large warnings required, even requiring manufacturers to pay for commercials to smear their own product. This could be applied to just about anything.