as long as capitalism rules the world (US), and as long as pharmaceutical lobbyists roam the halls of congress, and as long as health insurance is big business with their own lobbyists, our government will never NEVER do what is best for the general well being of it's citizens. Addiction means dollars in pockets. The war on drugs. Really? If we REALLY wanted to we could stop almost all drug trafficking into the US. It's more important right now to fight over oil.