Comment by pstuart

This is a tired trope but must be made: society has accepted that drugs can be dangerous but we won't stop people from using them -- leading with alcohol and tobacco. Yes, restrict access to youth and avoid reckless advertising, but still the people's choice.

If the drugs are pure, and health problems that occur with abusing them (overdoses and addiction) are treated as health issues rather than criminal issues, then it's all a solvable problem.

Heroin being illegal didn't stop my brother from dying on it.