(1) The general assembly hereby declares that the purpose of this part 8 is:
To provide a civil remedy for damages to persons in this state injured as a result ofthe use of an illegal drug;
To shift, to the extent possible, the cost of damage caused by the market for illegaldrugs in the state to those who illegally profit from that market; and
To deter those who have not yet entered into the distribution market for illegal drugsby establishing the prospect of substantial monetary loss.
Source: L. 99: Entire part added, p. 1261, § 1, effective June 2.