I think the more effective approach to preventing parts of a city from being overrun by drug use and violence, is to find out why people are turning to drug use

I think the more effective approach to preventing parts of a city from being overrun by drug use and violence, is to find out why people are turning to drug use and violence in the first place and then address those underlying issues. And yes, there are ulterior motives behind criminalizing certain activities, especially if you know the actions you take will disproportionately harm a specific group of people. edit grammar