No it has actually, rather clearly, been shown that in countries like the Netherlands where drug tolerance is much higher, it has become much more acceptable for people using opiates to enter rehab.
The process of getting off heroin is extremely hard, in fact going cold turkey can potentially kill most addicts. So without acceptance the only way off heroin is strength of will (and a lot of luck) or death. With expansive and non-judgmental rehabilitation the process becomes easier, and you'd be surprised that the sheer disgust most heroin users have at themselves when they've got dry is enough to keep them away from the drug for life.
Most heroin addicts, between the time the high dies and before the low begins, hate themselves for doing the drug. They aren't corrupt evil people, they're people who were stupid and didn't necessarily have to be weak willed to get addicted to it. Many people get much more help for being much more stupid and much weaker, so why don't we help the people who really need the help?
If it's true alcohol addiction, but with alcohol psychological addiction usually presents long before physical addiction has completely taken over. Essentially heroin might kill you if you're a long time addict, but alcohol is pretty much guaranteed to kill you if you're a long time addict.
> Most heroin addicts, between the time the high dies and before the low begins, hate themselves for doing the drug. They aren't corrupt evil people, they're people who were stupid and didn't necessarily have to be weak willed to get addicted to it. Many people get much more help for being much more stupid and much weaker, so why don't we help the people who really need the help?
And this is why production, possession and trade of hard drugs has to stay illegal and has to be prosecuted. Because most drug victims are stupid at the point of time they try it first.
I think people might be more inclined to discuss this with you if you were willing to actually address their points. The post you are responding to makes the claim that decriminalization increases the percentage of drug users who seek rehabilitation. Your argument completely ignores this point. Basically, in response to "premise A therefore conclusion B", you respond, "premise A therefore conclusion C", where B and C are totally unrelated.
The process of getting off heroin is extremely hard, in fact going cold turkey can potentially kill most addicts. So without acceptance the only way off heroin is strength of will (and a lot of luck) or death. With expansive and non-judgmental rehabilitation the process becomes easier, and you'd be surprised that the sheer disgust most heroin users have at themselves when they've got dry is enough to keep them away from the drug for life.
Most heroin addicts, between the time the high dies and before the low begins, hate themselves for doing the drug. They aren't corrupt evil people, they're people who were stupid and didn't necessarily have to be weak willed to get addicted to it. Many people get much more help for being much more stupid and much weaker, so why don't we help the people who really need the help?