The notion you can policy your way to fight drugs and crime is unconscionable

The problem is the consequences for committing crimes from the state or government aren't severe enough. Consequences from crossing the mafia or gangs are severe and immediate which is why people pay up and rarely don't report them or testify against them. Our court system takes too long and the penalties aren't severe enough to deter crime.

Both crime and addictions are symptoms of mental illness.

But this is caused by unbalanced, abusive or absent parenting during early development.

We could try to have policies that support responsible parenting by both a father and a mother.

But for thiose who are already messed up we need to offer treatments and limit the supplies of addicting substances but also isolate those who endanger the public.