On Feb 4, 6:59*pm, Douglas Johnson wrote:

While illegal drugs are hard on the users and folks around them, so are most
dependencies, like alcohol, tobacco, and gambling. *Outlawing alcohol and
gambling didn't work. *Why do we think it works for other dependencies?

-- Doug

Excellent question. Even though the individual's use may not have a
direct effect on another person, the tentacles that support his/her
habit do weave their way through the fabric of the criminal sub
culture and consequently affect all of us.