We must differentiate between the substances that are physically addictive and those which can become merely obsessional. We must teach the difference between Addiction and Obsession. A child may be obsessed with TV, and people say they are addicted to it, but the difference should be widely shown. Gambling and obsessive sexual behaviors are also only obsessions, and not addictions. The strength of an obsession may be very strong, and some obsessions might be good to combat, but the fact of physical addiction is one of the worst things about drugs, and as such, it is a sword in the arsenal of the drug war.
Some drugs derange the mind Some substances are responsible for many violent crimes of derangement.
These drugs are a menace to civilization and should be banned.