Here, in the US, in this regard, I already touched on our poverty level (20%, with threshold set much lower than in those countries), but add in the war on drugs and resulting social imbalance, lack of universal healthcare, and Reagan defunding our mental-health infrastructure...
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They don't treat them as a right. They are a privilege. They also recognize that, like drugs, the risks they pose require, even if by a few, are too costly to society. Regulation is needed, and among the law-abiding, it is reasonable to accept that regulation.
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I'm torn here. I am against the way we criminalize drugs & I think "wars on drugs" are fools errands. But, as a biologist/scientist, I understand addiction, & I have experienced its effects on my family. Those who become addicted can wreak havoc on themselves & their communities.
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That havoc is mostly rooted in the fact that the drugs are illegal in the first place. Prohibition leads to criminal element and violence, and being afraid to seek help due to threat of jail. But that’s another issue. I believe people will always find a way to do what they want.
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I would like addiction managed as a health issue, and believe that more equitable economies would keep more people out of the drug economy. But when I look at the opioid crisis [that is what hit my family], I know regulation is needed on some types of drugs.
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Opioid addiction starts at pharmaceutical companies, then leads to heroin. Heroin kills because people are used to doing X amount then get more-pure stuff and OD. Gov regulation would prevent that, and taxation could treat addicts. My .02
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