In fact, the success of the drug trade can only be increased by increasing demand by getting more people addicted to drugs. This has become a high-income business network in the world. The only difference is that this is illegal. In fact, I am against the drug trade. But although many governments have taken action to stop the trade, it seems that the drug trade is not stopping. Our current government has arrested several major drug traffickers through the International Police and revealed a lot of information about the trade. Although it was shown how many stocks of drugs were found there, it was not shown how they were destroyed. That is a serious problem. Perhaps these are being socialized for high commissions. If more antibiotics could be produced for drug addicts, it could curb the demand for this illegal trade.
There's a common saying in economics: "supply creates its own demand." This is false, at least in the way most understand it. Entrepreneurs can offer a product to test consumer interest, often discovering a demand the public did not know could be served, but if the entrepreneur errs, his investment evaporates and his business tanks.
The drug market isn't really any different despite the scare stories we heard from D.A.R.E.
The infamous tests with lab rats that showed how addictive drugs were have been run again with better rat conditions, and when rats are not isolated, but instead in a rat social structure with rat toys and a góod rat habitat, they are far less susceptible to addiction. The same applies to humans. We have to do the work to build a supportive society as a safety net for our communities, and remove the stigma of substance use on its own.
We know many people who drink alcohol in moderation with no societal collapse, but there are some who, through trauma or genetics or any number of factors, succumb to alcoholism. We know prohibition was not a solution that helped anyone, though. The same applies to drugs.
Being legal doesn't make the actions of the pharma companies any better. Being legal means they should be held to an even higher standard, but it isn't often the case.