What we ought to be sending out today is a signal from a Europe that is engaging in the fight against drugs in a serious and consistent way – by means of prevention, certainly, by supporting addicts and their families, certainly, but also if necessary by means of compulsory detoxification programmes for addicts and by means of the toughest possible penalties for drug dealers.
Le signal que nous devrions émettre aujourd'hui est celui d'une Europe qui déclare la guerre, de manière sérieuse et conséquente, à la drogue via la prévention - certainement -, via l'aide aux toxicomanes et à leurs familles - certainement -, mais aussi, le cas échéant, via des cures de désintoxication obligatoires et via les peines les plus sévères qui soient pour les revendeurs de drogues.