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You could realistically make a case that someone's addiction, like nearly any other choice, affects everyone to some extent.
by atom-morgan 11y ago
You could realistically make a case that someone's addiction, like nearly any other choice, affects everyone to some extent.
- cornstalks 11y agoI don't want to jump in this debate, but I want to point out that that's the opposite argument that many people use for trying to get drugs legalized: "It's not hurting/affecting anyone else besides me; why do people care that I want to use drug X/Y/Z in my home in my personal time?" I hope people don't argue that drugs should be legalized because it's a personal life choice that doesn't affect anyone else, and then turn around and argue that more support for addicts is needed because their personal issues do affect others. I know your comment doesn't have this logical contradiction, but I wanted to point this out in case any readers read your comment and silently nod their heads in agreement despite them also holding onto an obviously contradictory opinion.
- jkestner 11y agoLife is full of contradictions. If we have evidence that legalizing drugs and increasing support for addicts works for society (see: Portugal), who cares about ideologically pure arguments?