[AppyPappy]

So you propose we legalize heroin so that anyone can wreck their lives with it and then WE have to pay for their care? That's nuts.

[mabelkitty]

What care? Have you seen those folks? They die prematurely of aids or OD.

[coloradan]

Who is suggesting that we pay for their care?

[xrp]

I never said anything about taking care of drug addicts. If they OD, I say let them die.

Hopefully you wouldn't have a problem with that.

[RAT_Poison]

Sorry, but if heroin was legalized tomorrow it wouldn't make me want to take it any more than I do now. The same for goes for all other drugs. Cigarettes are legal but I don't smoke. Alcohol is legal yet I'm not an alcoholic. I agree with a previous post - if there's a demand, someone will meet the supply, whether or not it's legal.

[kcar]

"So you propose we legalize heroin so that anyone can wreck their lives with it and then WE have to pay for their care? That's nuts."

Would it be nuts if we didn't pay for that care? This arguement says that because Government has intervened to "provide" care, that that now means everyone has a stake in the health and habits of others? Just stop "providing" assistance and then leave everyone alone.

[jd777]

The article says the US has spent $2 billion in recent years "to fight" drugs in Columbia.

But they keep our borders open?

[FITZ]

so that anyone can wreck their lives with it and then WE have to pay for their care? That's nuts.

We already do pay for their care, I could see legalization if we cut them off SSI checks, Medicaid and job security for their drug use, let them deal with the consequences of their own actions, they shouldn't have taxpayer money to treat their overdoses either.