I would say drug addiction is partially a health problem. But, if you’re strung out on the streets then it’s also a different kind of problem. And what about before addiction or even first use? What kind of problem are drugs then? The fact that kids (16+) have easy access to drugs is yet another type of problem. The focus on decriminalization is misguided, in my opinion. Not because doing drugs as an addict is inherently a crime, but because addiction occurs way too late in the cycle to really do anything about.