On Sat, 04 Jul 2015 20:14:02 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

It's hard for me to accept issuing
addicts narcotics or even booze as a solution.

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Why not? I think we both agree that success with treatment methods is
a very rare thing. If we view addiction as a character flaw or moral
failing that should be punished, we are doomed to keep repeating the
same old, same old.