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