"The priority of any addict is to anaesthetise the pain of living to ease the passage of day with some purchased relief."

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[T]he truth is that drug addicts have a disease. It only takes a short time in the streets to realize that out-of-control addiction is a medical problem, not a form of recreational or criminal behavior. And the more society treats drug addiction as a crime, the more money drug dealers will make "relieving" the suffering of the addicts.

— Jay-Z