My point is that the little kid in the back seat of the car isn’t a victim of a “drug epidemic.” He’s a victim of fouled-up parents/guardians. Spending time, energy and money to deal with the drug problem is a waste of time if the core of the problem — huge numbers of Americans who are spiritually dead — isn’t going to do a damn thing for the kid in the back seat.
He’s a victim of parents who have some serious issues. My point is that we’ll be paying one way or another. We can pay to try to help his parents/guardians to get over their demons or we as a society can pay to raise that kid until he’s 18 through the foster family system. I guess you have to ask which one is better. Overall, I think the ones that will truly care the most about the kid is their own parents, no matter how messed up they are.
its a tough situation either way, there’s no denying.