But this requires treating drug users not as criminals to be incarcerated, but as patients to be cared for. Several countries are pursuing policies that emphasize prevention and treatment rather than repression – and refocusing their repressive measures on fighting the real enemy: organized crime.
因此尽可能地减少毒品消费将是主要目标。但这要求不能将吸毒者视为必须打击的罪犯，而是需要照顾的病人。有几个国家已经开始推行强调预防和治疗而非打击的政策——并将重点放到真正的敌人身上，那就是有组织犯罪。