> oh but how many people are saved by this: the risk/reward ratio is too high? I don't know, and I'm pretty sure that it is unknown in general. However, drug u

> oh but how many people are saved by this: the risk/reward ratio is too high? I don't know, and I'm pretty sure that it is unknown in general. However, drug use is lower in countries where drugs are legalized and regulated, and rehabilitation rates are higher. If this trend holds, whatever number of people are saved by being too risky for drug dealers to approach, the number of people saved by regulated legalization is likely to be higher.