(Gwinnett Opinions recently published readers' comments about the effects of the illegal drug trade in Gwinnett County. Here, a Gwinnett resident discusses the pitfalls of society's approach to combatting drug abuse and the inconsistencies of legislation controlling how people must treat their bodies.)

The war on drugs is destructive of civil society. Most social and economic problems are related to the inconsistent application of moral principles in our laws and government institutions.

Frederic Bastiat [a French economist and politician who lived in the 1800s] said:

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