Quote Originally Posted by HappyJack View Post
The problem is once they are heavy into the drugs changes occur in the brain and they no longer have to ability to make rational decisions. So the idea while sound just won't work, they need to be forcefully put into treatment, let them yell and scream all they want, and once they are clean for a fairly long period of time you could release them to see if they can maintain sobriety. If the fall off the wagon, send them back into treatment immediately before they sink real deep in again.

You must realize nobody hires drug addicts.
You must realize how wrong this is....

Addicts are repairing our vehicles, providing health care, legal advise, running your banks and investment portfolios, on and on for "functioning" addicts.

"Feral" and "Non functioning" addicts are also employed, or perhaps more concisely subcontracted....
Drug trade, sex trade, theft trades, and such... and of course, they are "employed" by the Health care, housing and legal system as without the addicts, MANY doctors, nurses, counselors, pharmaceutical providers, judges, lawyers, police, politicians and bureaucrats would be without work.