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If you're speaking of their families, they are free to leave the drug addict loser.

How, just let your own mom/dad, or wife/husband, or daughter/son just fade into death? That may be practical but most family members won't do that. And young children of single parents or both parents who use drugs can't leave.

just let your own mom/dad, or wife/husband, or daughter/son just fade into death? That may be practical but most family members won't do that. And young children of single parents or both parents who use drugs can't leave.

I agree it's tragic for the children of drug addicts, and think that is the point where the state should step in. This doesn't mean that the drug should be prohibited. It's not worth financing criminals to save people from themselves. i'd read several months ago about a cocaine vaccine that blocks the action of the drug. that may be the solution. make it available to those who need help quitting and let the people that don't want to quit destroy themselves. I know that sounds harsh, but the alternative is a nanny state, and forcibly vaccinating people would have big government modifying peoples bodies...very worrying. I think it would be reasonable to require the vaccination as a condition for welfare. That way the choice is still with the individual. No easy answers.