A recent bbc article reveals how heroin supply clinics in Brighton, Darlington and London have reduced crime.
In just six months the number of offences decreased from 1731 in a month prior to the treatment, to just 546 - a drop of two thirds. This shows how drugs policy has the potential to benefit society as a whole.
This scheme costs £15,000 of taxpayers money per patient, per year, which some may object to, however a prison sentence costs £40,000 a year. The evidence also suggests that this scheme encourages addicts to quit drugs alltogether which would allow them to then work and pay taxes.
These supply clinics are a fantastic idea, and it is a step in the right direction towards the legalisation of all drugs.
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