The physician treating the addict may well prescribe the addicting substance because "Cold Turkey" seldom works. Whether the physician prescribes dope or not is up to his professional discretion, provided clear professional guidelines are followed.
The key point is to put the pushers out of business. The pushers create the demand by enticing young people into trying the stuff out in the first place, often at little or no charge. Obviously, the pushers gain long-term clients that way. If a pusher has to go to the trouble of getting somebody "hooked" only to lose him to legally obtained drugs, then the pusher is going to find some other line of work that gets him repeat customers.
Also, neither cocaine, nor heroine are nearly as lethal as either alcohol or tobacco, in terms of deaths per year.
David F Mayer
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The issues are addiction and habituation.
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- Reality Intrudes on the Drug War
- National Geographic
- Prohibition NEVER works. It just makes sale more profitable. (n/t)
- It'll work. We just need a government that's serious about stopping it.
- re: It'll work. We just need a government that's serious about stopping it.
- Force should be used.
- Why? What is the reason for Drug Prohibition? None that I can see! (n/t)
- The same as not putting lead in cereal or arsnic in soft drinks.
- Why? What is the reason for Drug Prohibition? None that I can see! (n/t)
- Force should be used.
- Serious about stopping it?
- It's all messed up.
- Lee's against drugs? Crap, there's a reason to legalize them.
- re: It'll work. We just need a government that's serious about stopping it.
- It'll work. We just need a government that's serious about stopping it.