A serious question... is there anyone reading this who thinks they might become addicted to heroin or cocaine if the drugs were legalized? Is illegality the main reason you don't use hard drugs?
More to the point, is there a flaw in the reasoning that legalization would lead to a significant increase in addiction, or social dysfunction due to drug use? After all, alcohol is legal and readily available, but most alcohol users are not alcoholics.
This article offers solutions all based on the assumption that legalization and ready availability would drive up addiction to dangerous levels. I'm not at all convinced this is so. I wouldn't start shooting heroin even if it was socially acceptable and only cost as much as a coffee. Neither would most of the people I know.
More to the point, is there a flaw in the reasoning that legalization would lead to a significant increase in addiction, or social dysfunction due to drug use? After all, alcohol is legal and readily available, but most alcohol users are not alcoholics.
This article offers solutions all based on the assumption that legalization and ready availability would drive up addiction to dangerous levels. I'm not at all convinced this is so. I wouldn't start shooting heroin even if it was socially acceptable and only cost as much as a coffee. Neither would most of the people I know.