I think this is still true for the users of the drugs. Things like free and anonymous drug testing mean you can actually know what you are taking and that it's

I think this is still true for the users of the drugs. Things like free and anonymous drug testing mean you can actually know what you are taking and that it's safe. There is also quite decent drug education; people generally know to stay away from heroin, meth and other highly addictive substances. If you do get addicted there is decent addiction treatment (afaik covered by health insurance). The problem is that the production and selling is pretty much fully illegal creating this massive illegal market causing all sorts of problems. The drug usage is less of a problem than the crime caused by the illegality of drugs. I don't think stricter laws would solve anything as people will take drugs anyway, it will only drive the prices up, basically funding crime. I think legalization is the way to go. If you look at countries like Portugal and the US legalization/decriminalization is a viable option. The Netherlands might still be a good example: on how lax policies increase safety for users and at the same time how too strict policies create tons of problems and crime.