[A CA Guy]

There are complete organ failures walking into the emergency wards with illegal drugs. Not to mention often aids involved with illegal medication of drugs by syringe.

With over eating, drinking, and not enough exercise there is risk.
Where I can see that coming into play will be the higher cost of getting insurance for those who are at risk by their own behavior.

[Know your rights]

There are complete organ failures walking into the emergency wards with illegal drugs.

Show me the total dollar figures for illegal-drug-related medical costs versus obesity-related medical costs and maybe you'll finally have a point worth debating.

Not to mention often aids involved with illegal medication of drugs by syringe.

Another consequence of the War On Drugs. Thanks for another argument for legalization!

[Iron Matron]

There are complete organ failures walking into the emergency wards with illegal drugs. Not to mention often aids involved with illegal medication of drugs by syringe.

. . .Where I can see that coming into play will be the higher cost of getting insurance for those who are at risk by their own behavior.

I know this will sound cold-hearted, but the dredges, the drug users, HIV carriers, etc. ought to be allowed to just, well, die if they harm themselves that badly.

Why should the taxpayer be made to pay for someone else's bad behavior? Medical Care for dead beats is another problem forced on us by the Nanny State, one which I highly disapprove.

While it may be a stretch to say there are 'responsible' drug users, there are responsible drinkers, so it would be reasonable to believe they exist. The Nanny State MUST be stopped..if it were, we would not NEED a War on Drugs, because all the problems would solve themselves..in a way.