do you agree with someone who said : a drug addict should be allowed to get treatment instead of going to jail

Question

the same person said the only crime is drug addiction i don't think so cause drug can make somebody do a lot of bad staff for what i kow they can have any kind of help they need they just don't care .....did you agree

Answer 1

Addiction is not a choice, it is a disease. True, this person chose to try the drugs and continue using them but addiction is a very real disease! Treatment is essential and a strong support system is even more important. Most individuals turn to drugs and alcohol as a form of self medication for pain that one is feeling, be it physical, emotional or mental. In treatment this person can discover the source of their pain and deal with it in a healthy and constructive manner instead of the destructive manner of drugs and/or alcohol. If this "addict" commited a crime, then of course jail should be the first step toward healing and receiving treatment. But it is very important to know that the very first step in recovery is for the individual to recognize that he/she has a problem. If this person is unable to admit this, than treatment will not be successful. I do agree that there are choices out there, and I do agree that the addict must want the help. Maybe jail time will be the wake-up call this individual needs in order to start the healing process. Your interest and concern shows that you care for this person and I admire that about you. Recovery is a hard process for both the addict and the people that love him/her. So, remember to take time for yourself and to take time to CARE and LOVE yourself. Hang in there and remember that this person will only truly heal when he/she is ready to. God bless.

Answer 2

I think that there should be a mixture of both, time inside and treatment and if they respond to treatment less the sentence to give the addict some benefits to tackling their drug problem.

Also I dont think addicition is a crime, I think supplying and creating the drugs is. Simply because people get hooked for different reasons, sometimes pier pressure, accidental (drinks being spiked etc) and alot of other reasons.

Also after working with drug addicts and speaking to them the chance of getting help without being a criminal is exceptionally hard and when you do get on the waiting list it normally takes you around 12 months to get started, which seems pointless.

Answer 3

When someone goes to jail for drugs then alot of times they get out and go back on drugs again. The person has to make the change to not want to be on drugs when they get out. You can go to rehab and then still go back on drugs. You have to want to make a change for the better with your life.

Answer 4

Drugs should be legal - nobody should be in jail for selling or using narcotics! Alcohol kills 5 times as many people as drugs, and cigarettes kills 30 times as many people [Alcohol 500,000 deaths per year, narcotics, 100,000 deaths per year, cigarettes 3 million deaths a year] but alcohol and cigarettes are legal and drugs aren't - where's the logic in that!

Drugs should be legal and all the drug war prisoners should be immediately pardoned and sent home from the penitentiary!

Answer 5

I personally believe that someone with a drug or alcohol problem should be allowed to attempt rehabilitation. I would think a limit of how many times must come into play though.

Answer 6

you must be quoting a congressman in AZ. He said that the jail time could be commuted to time served in rehab if convicted of extreme DUI. So if you have money enough to do the rehab you can keep from going to jail.

I disagree. send them to rehab and then jail them so they don't have a relapse. And if they killed someone, even if they were high at the time, they get a minimum of 15-25 years in prison.

Answer 7

I agree. If someone dosen't want to get help, then they need to go to jail. Maybe that will help them. I've seen people throw away help thats put in their face. It's up to the individual to get help and change their problem.

Answer 8

well it should be one or the other, its tough but better than he or she hurting other people. if no treatment then jail. u can only give someone so many tries before something else play another role as a means to treatment.

Answer 9

I think they should be offered help, but I don`t think they should get off, or get out of doing time for their crime.theres help for the person, at the place where they do their time,or do the time then get help when you get out.I`m an X-addict,and I still believe all should be punished for our actions, after all, they make the decision to do the drug.

Answer 10

I agree