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Most people who grew up before the hippie era probably didn't experiment with illegal drugs, just with alcohol and tobacco, but you have a good point about youthful indiscretions. Still, just how serious is it that someone has a substance abuse problem? How is that worse than any other medical problem, especially a lifestyle problem like diabetes II or obesity? Heroin addiction, like any other addiction, should be treated as a medical problem. If the addict could get his heroin under medical supervision and at a reasonable price, there would be no need to hide it or to steal to support a habit.
Most people who grew up before the hippie era probably didn't experiment with illegal drugs, just with alcohol and tobacco, but you have a good point about youthful indiscretions. Still, just how serious is it that someone has a substance abuse problem? How is that worse than any other medical problem, especially a lifestyle problem like diabetes II or obesity?
Heroin addiction, like any other addiction, should be treated as a medical problem. If the addict could get his heroin under medical supervision and at a reasonable price, there would be no need to hide it or to steal to support a habit.