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Re: Trump threatens to shut border 'entirely' unless Democrats fund wall
Folks would get it from unregulated, untaxed criminal "entrepreneurs" but would likely not commit other crimes in order to feed their addiction (habit?). Most such "contraband" is available even inside of jails/prisons showing that substance bans, even in allegedly tightly controlled environments, are not apt to work as designed.
Many (if not most) "hard drug" addicts would self destruct (ingest a toxic overdose) if given unlimited access to their drug of choice long before they elected to seek treatment even if both options were "free". The best drug education is simply knowing a drug addict and watching their progression (degeneration?) towards total self destruction. I've personally witnessed several take that path and they all assured me that they were not out of control - they were just 'binge users' on occasion. Only one of them (that is not now in jail/prison) is still alive today.
Alcohol is a good example of a recreational drug that was once outlawed. The prohibition spawned underground markets and violent gangs, just as outlawing pot is doing now.
But, when we talk of addictive drugs, ones whose users develop a chemical dependency, that addiction is a medical problem and a pretty serious one. The addict needs to be able to get his chemicals through legitimate channels until and unless he can be helped to kick the addiction. Making the addict into a criminal simply drives him underground and makes it more difficult to seek treatment.
What do you think would happen if nicotine were to be outlawed? That's beyond a doubt a highly addictive drug.
Folks would get it from unregulated, untaxed criminal "entrepreneurs" but would likely not commit other crimes in order to feed their addiction (habit?). Most such "contraband" is available even inside of jails/prisons showing that substance bans, even in allegedly tightly controlled environments, are not apt to work as designed.
Many (if not most) "hard drug" addicts would self destruct (ingest a toxic overdose) if given unlimited access to their drug of choice long before they elected to seek treatment even if both options were "free". The best drug education is simply knowing a drug addict and watching their progression (degeneration?) towards total self destruction. I've personally witnessed several take that path and they all assured me that they were not out of control - they were just 'binge users' on occasion. Only one of them (that is not now in jail/prison) is still alive today.