[Republic of Texas]

Yes it does. When they steal to get money, it violates someone's rights. When they end up in the hospital emergency room, and we have to pay for it, it violates someone's rights. When they go to jail, for strealing, we have to pay for it, it violates someone's rights.

[MrLeRoy]

Yes it does. When they steal to get money, it violates someone's rights.

Not all drug addicts do this---and fewer would do so if drugs were legal and thus cheaper (cf. alcohol addicts).

When they end up in the hospital emergency room, and we have to pay for it, it violates someone's rights.

Not all drug addicts do this---and it's our elected representatives that have imposed this requirement on us.