Most civil libertarians favor the repeal of laws against “victimless crimes,” a category generally taken to include prostitution, gambling, homosexuality, and drug abuse. Yet it is unclear whether drug abuse can truly be classified as victimless crime. Even aside from the vast numbers of crimes such as robbery and burglary attributed to drug addicts, which are distinct from the crime of drug abuse, the addiction itself causes great suffering to persons other than the addict. For example, those
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