My overdosed and died from medicine (drugs) prescribed by a doctor. She misused them.
My response was to become more active about noticing the mental health of others. Not to demonize a substance she used as a result of her mental health issues.
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Also this, and add on that many accidental overdoses of illegal drugs are because they're impure (e.g., mdma cut with meth or other things); legalization and regulation could help both education and safety.