Whatever Truth is, no religious text or institution has come remotely close to finding it.

This is indeed a disgrace, that in the name of kneejerk moralism they can endanger peoples' lives. You'd think God would want them to save lives, but apparently it's better to let the sinners die.

While I certainly don't think hard drug use/addiction is a "sin" (not sure if I believe in the concept in the traditional way), I don't think it's strictly a disease either. To call it a disease implies somehow that it's not the person's fault, while you and only you stick in the needle or raise the bottle to your lips. But of course, it's comfier to be "powerless".