So what ?  It's the responsibility of the person taking the drug to monitor their intake.  If a person gets hooked , it's on them and shouldn't be on the taxpayers . Personal responsibility is the key to success or failure in life.  The problem we face is far too many want someone else to pay for their problems. If someone is born deformed with medical issues that they had nothing to do with , of course we should help.  But a person that pops too many pills---that's their problem and shouldn't be the taxpayers who have to pay for them.