A serious question... is there <i>anyone</i> reading this who thinks they might become addicted to heroin or cocaine if the drugs were legalized? Is illegality the main reason you don&#x27;t use hard drugs?<p>More to the point, is there a flaw in the reasoning that legalization would lead to a significant increase in addiction, or social dysfunction due to drug use? After all, alcohol is legal and readily available, but most alcohol users are not alcoholics.<p>This article offers solutions all based on the assumption that legalization and ready availability would drive up addiction to dangerous levels. I&#x27;m not at all convinced this is so. I wouldn&#x27;t start shooting heroin even if it was socially acceptable and only cost as much as a coffee. Neither would most of the people I know.