Agreed. Treating mental illness and preventing self-medication is the only approach I can think of that would actually constitute a legitimate effort to reduce

Agreed. Treating mental illness and preventing self-medication is the only approach I can think of that would actually constitute a legitimate effort to reduce demand for actual dangerous substances. Yes, some of those that are illegal are certainly physically addictive but at the other end of the spectrum are the likes of LSD and Ketamine, so far off the map that if you could even find someone engaging in addict-like behavior they very likely already have a much larger mental problem.