> Drugs aren't harmless, and we shouldn't pretend like they are Agreed, but IMO the "war on drugs" has caused far more damage than drug abuse. While there are

> Drugs aren't harmless, and we shouldn't pretend like they are Agreed, but IMO the "war on drugs" has caused far more damage than drug abuse. While there are recreational drug users they tend not to be drug abusers. Rather drug abuse usually tends to be caused by erroneous self-medication. We could help these people. The war on drugs tears our society in half by forcing people who might otherwise use drugs in a recreational manner into a counter-culture where they feel alienated. This alienation leads to mental health disorders which are treated through self-medication which causes even more problems and a vicious cycle begins.