Misuse of legal drugs, especially alcohol and tobacco, cause many more problems than the illegal ones do. Despite the fact that the concept behind prohibition is suspect at best and rotten at worst, we are forced to continue with no end in sight after decades of this mess. Just need to make a few more adjustments, we are told. Like our war on poverty, and whatever other wars the government tells us we must fight, the outcome is always the same. Failures abound, and instead of cutting our losses and moving on, we commit even more resources and experience even more failure.
Victory is just around the corner, with just a few more dead bodies.