The drug problem in America is something that is quite serious and yet we do not address the real issues. There is no easy fix and we have gone too long and come to far to turn back now. Some say we should work towards the Decriminalization and Legalization of Drugs in America, yet to do so could be even worse and create a whole new population of users. Recently this subject was brought up in an online think tank and it was quickly realized the severity of the problem.

The supply and demand issues with decriminalization and the cost changes do appear to have free-market forces, which would act upon them rather immediately. Less cost means no one will steal from another to get a hold of the substance, then less crime. But less cost means more users too, because it is cheap and inexpensive to get that