The purpose of this act is to provide a civil remedy for residents of the Virgin Islands who suffer damages as a result of illegal drug use. Parents, employers, insurers, governmental entities, and others who pay for drug treatment or employee-assistance programs, as well as infants injured as a result of exposure to controlled substances in utero (“drug babies”) will be able to recover damages from persons involved in the marketing and distribution of illegal drugs, thereby shifting the cost of the damage caused by the illegal drug market to those who illegally profit from it. This act also will serve as a deterrent to those who have not yet gotten into the marketing and distribution of illegal drugs, and as an incentive for illegal drug users to identify and seek payment for their treatment from persons who sold them the illegal drugs.