Or... legalize opiates? It&#x27;s clear that the actual problem in stories like this article is purely caused by legality and the prices it entails. Opiates are really cheap (if you don&#x27;t by brand-name ones). It&#x27;d be no big deal at all for people to use if they didn&#x27;t pay these ridiculous prices. No stealing. No using dirty needles if they could just get them. And on and on.<p>Plus people wouldn&#x27;t be as tempted to switch from properly produced pharma-grade pills to &quot;street heroin&quot;, which can vary immensely in quality and purity. They do now because the pricing is out of control, due to the DEA&#x27;s war on pain patients.