I went to an IT course the other day where the instructor came from Switzerland. During the lunch break, he was saying how the Swiss government provides Heroin free-of-charge to addicts. The net effect is to destroy the illegal market for Heroin and significantly improving the quality of life for addicts who no longer have to resort to crime to pay for their habit. And quite a number have managed to break their addiction, too.
An interesting idea, I thought.
Wade.