It feels like apathy to me. It's a lot of effort and money to deal with individual drug problems. People end up on the street with their addiction after their f

It feels like apathy to me. It's a lot of effort and money to deal with individual drug problems. People end up on the street with their addiction after their family and friends fail to get them to face reality. Maybe there's some benefits, or savings, to letting people continue to kill themselves, but you can't kid yourself that you're doing them a favor. You do addicts a favor by not throwing up your hands. I'm open to legalization or anything that minimizes damage, but unfortunately most people don't seek help until they've hit some kind of bottom. It's a complicated issue, and just making it easier for them to use seems as simplistic as "just say no".