I did answer, all of America are the victims of illegal drug use. It is connected to violence, irresponsibility and a huge cost to society to handle these people medically.
Better they die of overdoses soon after they start their habits rather than living long enough to pass their addictions on to innocent children who deserve a recreational drug free life.
So was alcohol use when alcohol was illegal, but that was no argument for keeping alcohol illegal.
and a huge cost to society to handle these people medically.
There's a huge medical cost to handle overeaters, but that's no argument for government banning overeating.
Better they die of overdoses soon after they start their habits
Then stop interfering by imposing legal punishments, and let them get on with it.