I have never taken any illegal substance but know a lot of folk who do.......it scrambles their brains.......end of discussion.
Whilst nobody has the answer to rid us of this curse that ruins the lives of our loved ones we all know that something has to be done....and quick. One thing for sure we do know that prison, fines and any other punishments made simply do not work. There are more drugs inside prison than possibly outside and around 90% of prison populations are addicts who re-offend. Rehab also fails in nearly all cases. Methadone only masks the addiction and cravings and doctors say it is actuallymore habit forming, harmful and addictive with worse side effects that the drugs it replaces. Education and zero tolerance resulting in peer pressure might go some way to prevent folk taking drugs initially...when a thing becomse accepted as uncool less people are tempted...but I think self respect and having a job and a decent standard of living will do the most good to help rid us of the problem.
I remember the days when drug taking was rare. few people knew anybody who took drugs...now the opposite applies we all know lots of folk who are addicted.

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