Drug use is rampant in rural areas too, so the "urban centers" thing doesn't come across that well. If a person is addicted to drugs and needs to be removed fr

Drug use is rampant in rural areas too, so the "urban centers" thing doesn't come across that well. If a person is addicted to drugs and needs to be removed from society "for their own good," this can be done without criminalization. Criminalization of drug usage seems entirely ineffective and even counterproductive.