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It really bothers me to hear people discuss addicts like they are trash and that whatever happens to them is their own fault and nobody should help them. I agree that drugs are dangerous and a very slippery slope... but we need to realize that drugs are out there, and will always be out there, and there will always be people who want to try them. Fighting this "War on Drugs" is a senseless waste of money and effort and should be abolished ASAP. We need to balance out the massive DEA budget with ONDCP budget and quit wasting billions on combating trafficking and selling when it is less than 10% effective according to the DEA themselves. We need to institute policies like Portugal's with clean needle exchanges, and clinics for addicts to get a small clean dose rather than getting black tar or crack off the streets and using a dirty needle and dying from it. We as a society need to focus more on addicts who desperately need help, and on educating the youth so they don't fall in to the trap of addiction so easily, rather than focusing on the drugs themselves and the people bringing them in. If the constant demand remains so high, the supply will find a way to get here. We need to realize that addicts are all normal people, and have the chance to live a normal life that benefits society, they just need a little more help.
