While crack and methamphetamine are biologically and psychologically damaging drugs it is possible to lead a relatively normal life while maintaining a regulated heroin addiction -- provided one is not employed as a driver, machine operator, etc., and is able to obtain pure, accurately measured dosages.Crack came about AFTER cocaine was made illegal.
Yeah I know, I just don't think all hard drugs like crack, heroin and meth should be legal though. Cocaine maybe because I have known people who could hold down a job doing it, the other drugs not so much.
The problems presently associated with heroin addiction derive from that drug's illegal status which leaves the addict at the mercy of criminal suppliers. They never know the potency or purity of the drug they purchase on the street.
Switzerland's experiment with making heroin available to addicts has been relatively successful thus far. While it has not reduced the number of addicts it has eliminated the crime and overdose rate associated with illegal heroin and the rate of HIV infection has been significantly reduced.
The Netherlands recently adopted a similar program which has been similarly successful.
Portugal recently legalize all drugs and so far the result has been totally positive.
So if heroin was legal here in the US, and your son or daughter wanted to go and try it, you would be ok with that?