Even if we don't waste money pretending we can "stop" drug use with cops and jails, we still have to pay for the costs associated with overdoses and the spread

Even if we don't waste money pretending we can "stop" drug use with cops and jails, we still have to pay for the costs associated with overdoses and the spread of disease and a black market. It's cheaper to give someone a clean needle and a test strip than to have them in an ICU bed.