Hi Rebecca, thanks for your comment. You might be interested in a paper on the topic of criminalizing drug addiction that we just published that was written by Thomas Kimball, Ph.D..a passionate expert in the field. http://bit.ly/2LRv5Ss

We have published quite a bit on the topic of substance abuse and addiction, particularly since the devastating escalation of the opioid crisis in recent years: https://thedoctorweighsin.com/tag/substance-abuse-addiction/