As a Canadian and former addict, I am all for this, I still see addicts daily and the number one thing that strikes me is how truly pathetic of a life it is. Yo

As a Canadian and former addict, I am all for this, I still see addicts daily and the number one thing that strikes me is how truly pathetic of a life it is. You really don't know suffering until you've been in and out of addiction. Whatever it is that helps addicts kick addiction, DO IT. I was lucky in that I still had something to lose when I hit rock bottom. But when I was able to convince myself that I had nothing to live for other than drugs, drugs became my whole world. If I had been in jail, I would have used drugs. If I was homeless, I would've used drugs. Your physical realities don't matter. Lock me up and call me a worthless junkie, I don't care. Except I really did care, it's just that I forgot what that feels like, because of all the drugs! If you don't offer addicts a chance to get back to real life, they will usually stay addicts. Ideas and threats can't compete with a fantasy world, only reality can.