Some countries have experimented with state supply of heroin to addicts - it's actually a really cheap policy and seems to work well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wi

Some countries have experimented with state supply of heroin to addicts - it's actually a really cheap policy and seems to work well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin-assisted_treatment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin-assisted_treatment Obviously, the taxpayer is footing the bill for this, but total spending reduces (through the reduction in drug related crime).