TheLookingGirl
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“First off” I shouldn’t even be responding to this ridiculous post. You didn’t even bother to research ANYTHING you just typed. You blatantly made up statistics around your opinion. The only reason I’m even writing this, is to inform anyone who might stumble upon this little thread, that if you don’t do your homework you’ll end up looking stupid…like this guy.
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ORIGINAL: FatDomDaddy
First off, in many states there are drug courts, that deal with the early offenders.
Lets start here. Yes there are drug courts available. But they DO NOT deal solely with "early offenders". "...Most drug courts do not accept all offenders of drug related crime, often choosing to rule out violent offenders and those who sell drugs. Some courts choose to screen out offenders who are considered a risk. Some courts prefer offenders who have gone through treatment previously while others prefer the opposite. In the first 4 years of the Miami drug court, roughly 20% of all offenders of drug related crimes were accepted into the court" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_court)
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ORIGINAL: FatDomDaddy
There is a ton of treatment out there for people who want it, the problem is, many cannot respond to treatment and many who do not want to respond to it. The treatment rate of addicts is beyond pathetic and the nation pours billions of local. satate, and federal tax dollars into it every year. So too does the private sector.
But here is the reason, no matter how good the treatment, it is up to the drug abuser to change.
BTW, most county and I mean about 98+ plus of American county jails have at least one AA and NA meeting a day, (and many have several a day) in conjunction with other treatment programs and ALL of the prison systems do!
Treatment costs money. Detoxing costs time. Do you get paid to get off drugs? NO. Many people who wind up in jail do want help. They have no way to get it. The reason why the relapse after treatment is not because they don't want to change, but they are not given the chance TO change. Put back in the same environment without encouragment to stay clean, of course they will continue to use drugs. "...Only an estimated 20 percent of U.S. inmates with substance use disorders receive some treatment while incarcerated.." ...funny how a 20 looks like a 95 to you. "...Judges may decide to incarcerate drug-addicted offenders instead of sending them to treatment programs because the resources to pay for treatment are lacking or there are no programs available in the community."(http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/41/16/4) I think that about sums up what should have been in the above quote, but wasn't due to the posters head up his ass.
This treatment center wouldn't even be going here if they didn't NEED it there.
"...An increased need for effective drug and alcohol rehab and addiction treatment in Pennsylvania is clearly evident as the drug problem in Pennsylvania continues to erode the quality life for far too many people." (http://www.stopaddiction.com/index.php/Pennsylvania/)
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