The Philippines is taking that approach. Many people (here) are horrified.
I’ll tell you something which I really don’t think is a crazy idea (many people absolutely want to shoot me for saying this):
If the police were to seize heroin (as they often do) and then adulterate it with a slow-acting fatal poison and then put it out on the street for sale, in 4-6 months a large percentage of junkies would be dead. And other people would stop using (get treatment) because heroin would be no better than Russian roulette.
I believe we could eliminate the opioid crisis in about a year and then, for decades into the future, millions and millions of lives would be better.
But we won’t do that, because we are not an inhumane society.
I know it sounds inhumane and neanderthal and all that, but for a nation it eventually becomes a question of survival.
And it may be easy for me to say because neither I nor anyone I know does heroin. But that doesn’t change the gravity of the situation.
Unfortunately today’s USA is riddled with communists and globalists that want nothing more than to have America bow to the NWO. A strung-out and addicted people is a sure fire way to get it done.
Ever heard of krokodil?
I don’t see a problem with what you said because a lot of these drugs are already a slow death. To some extent your idea is even merciful.
There was a problem around thirty years ago in my town of Santa Cruz, Ca. A couple agents( can't remember if undercover police or sheriffs) were forced to whiff cocaine laced with strychnine. They died and the pounds of coke were put on the streets. I have no details on why the coke was put on the street but all those druggies and dealers started going to church. Can't condone your idea. I'd say just the rumor would be enough to clean a whole lot of druggies and dealers.