Demand for recreational drugs is ever present, it seems, and it looks like the prohibitionists are losing 'the war on drugs.' I hesitate to recommend sweeping l

Demand for recreational drugs is ever present, it seems, and it looks like the prohibitionists are losing 'the war on drugs.' I hesitate to recommend sweeping legalization, but surely it must be time to rethink drugs policy. I suppose it is happening, slowly, with medical and recreational marijuana legalization, but other drugs must be considered as well. I don't use drugs or alcohol anymore because I couldn't control my use of opioids. I have had a very difficult time in the past 10 years because of this, and every rehab/behavioral health treatment I found myself in recommended 12 step support groups as a one size fits all solution to my substance abuse issues. It wasn't until I got into a methadone program that I was able to find some relief from my addiction and frequent relapses. Unfortunately, methadone is frowned upon as much NA/AA is favored by addiction counselors. Anyway, I've rambled on long enough. The point is that I think addiction is the real problem we face when it comes to drugs. And two potentially addictive drugs are currently legal. I think that if enough money was allocated for medical addiction treatment, legalization could work. A lot of money could be made by regulating and taxing recreational drugs. Addicts could be kept out of jail and receive the help they need instead of falling into the trap of the criminal justice system.