It's 5 AM. I haven't slept. So clearly this is the time for me to post on a forum, right?
Absolutely.
Now then, let's make a few hypothetical suppositions.
A: At some point in the near future, scientists somehow develop a miracle pill that will cure, outright cure in a single go, an addiction to, say, cocaine.
B: This drug can be dissolved in a drink and ingested.
C: You have Person X, who is addicted to cocaine and is a good friend of yours.
D: Person X refuses to take this miracle drug for whatever reason.
Is it ethical to, against Person X's will and without their knowledge, slip this miracle drug into their drink to cure their cocaine addiction?
Absolutely.
Now then, let's make a few hypothetical suppositions.
A: At some point in the near future, scientists somehow develop a miracle pill that will cure, outright cure in a single go, an addiction to, say, cocaine.
B: This drug can be dissolved in a drink and ingested.
C: You have Person X, who is addicted to cocaine and is a good friend of yours.
D: Person X refuses to take this miracle drug for whatever reason.
Is it ethical to, against Person X's will and without their knowledge, slip this miracle drug into their drink to cure their cocaine addiction?