[MrLeRoy]

And the other 78% of them cost Switzerland $625,000 (US) per addict per year to provide them with free shooting galleries, free heroin, free medical, and free drug classes.

I can't even fathom how they managed to spend that much. Disposable gold needles? And though I'm opposed on principle to such a program, I can't imagine we'd spend anywhere near that much.

[LearnsFromMistakes]

I amaze my liberal friends when I tell them I could go for legalization. But I would like to use an exit strategy on free health care first. If I have to pay for the health care for people who freely use drugs, I am not going to be a happy camper - whatever the amount we end up spending.