Besides me, there are thousands of addicts of all sorts being persecuted and punished for being addicts in the absence of doing any interpersonal harm. Most don't have the resources, ideology or strength to do anything about it. You did it to yourself. Keep your mouth shut and do what we tell you. This rationalization has been used countless times in human history to perpetuate heinous atrocities.
Many addicts agree with their own punishments.
They too believe they are bad. How many have gone public and demanded the persecution to stop. I have established the N4A to deal with these cases. I can't use that organization for my own purposes, however. I must do my own case as an individual.