I will also add this. If you or someone you love has an addiction, or if you're just interested in the societal problem, you need to understand this about addic

I will also add this. If you or someone you love has an addiction, or if you're just interested in the societal problem, you need to understand this about addicts: they don't have much, if any, free will when it comes to their addiction. Even if they want to change, which is not a given, it is very hard and does not happen overnight. The only truly effective way to deal with it in the short term is to make it impossible, or as hard as possible, for them to perform the behavior. This is why the interlock works. If you want to understand why criminal penalties don't work well (although I'm not opposed to them), think of it this way. An addict is like a lab mouse, operating purely by stimulus and response. For every one time a person is caught for DUI, they get away with it 79 times. They learn that they can get away with it. In a sense, they are actually rewarded by getting away with it. I have long thought that it would be incredibly helpful if DUI offenders were required to have a special decal on their licences, that would prevent anyone from selling them alcohol. Non-DUI alcoholics who wanted to get sober could also get one. This would be virtually cost-free to society and I believe it would save many lives and help many people get clean.