While I agree that adulteration of street drugs contributes significantly to them being unsafe, it is proven beyond doubt that illicit narcotics cause addiction

While I agree that adulteration of street drugs contributes significantly to them being unsafe, it is proven beyond doubt that illicit narcotics cause addiction with negative health and social outcomes: 1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22225671/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22225671/ 2. https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugs-brains-behavior-science-addiction/preface https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugs-brains-behavior-scie... 3. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26816013/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26816013/ 4. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20148788/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20148788/ 5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17485608/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17485608/ Even sustained use of quality-controlled narcotics is detrimental and harmful to health and social cohesion. And you do not need to read these studies that prove it, you can simply ask drug users to speak on the topic. A more sustainable solution to the drug epidemic is Portugal-style legalization and rehabilitation of users: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_policy_of_Portugal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_policy_of_Portugal. It is very sad to see that we in the West are stuck with so much confusion when a working model for this problem exists.