The Singapore model is the best model.
“The Singapore model is the best model.”
Certainly that is true if non-drug costs are not included. The cost in the power you have to give to the government to effect a Singapore solution is high. Governments always eventually abuse the power.
Frankly, I think all the solutions are pretty bad. The problem is original sin. I’m not sure where the least worst societal response falls.
Really? Then explain why Singapore had nearly double the rate of addiction compared to the Netherlands. The figures are from the State Dept:
There are currently about 9,000 addicts undergoing rehabilitation in Singapore treatment centers, the same number as in 1995.
The Netherlands has extensive demand reduction programs and low-threshold medical services for addicts, who are also offered drug rehabilitation programs. Authorities believe such programs reach about 70-80 percent of the country's 25,000 hard-drug users.
--http://druglibrary.net/schaffer/GovPubs/ncsr/ (Note: the population of the Netherlands at that time was 15+ million. Singapore was 3+ million)
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Or maybe you would prefer Iran's approach? They are apparently worse off than even Singapore:
Iran has the highest proportion of heroin addicts in the world and a growing Aids problem.
--news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/this_world/3791889.stm
Yeah, if your like your government to be totally authoritarian. Be careful what you wish for. The government can be authoritarian with more than just things that you don’t care for.