the use of illegal and legal drugs (including alcohol and tobacco), and some regulatory approaches, can have a wide range of adverse health, social and economic effects. the regulation of personal use of currently illegal drugs is best addressed primarily within a health and social framework, with legal support. imprisonment for personal use of illicit drugs, when not associated with other crimes, is not an appropriate solution to drug dependence.
for limiting the welfare state, for example public funding for social services or social security, e.g. private care before state care