Ten years ago the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse revealed their study of inmates, which determined that four out of five, or 80%, were in jail or prison due to some degree of illegal drug or alcohol use. There was little public will to invest in prevention or treatment and although the people in some states have passed laws to indicate their willingness to spend tax dollars on addiction treatment, such as Proposition 36 in California, in belt-tightening economic times like today, addiction treatment is considered a luxury, not a necessity.
“Treat the Addict, Cut the Crime Rate,” Dr. Nora D. Volkow, Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse; Op-Ed article, Washington Post, August 19, 2006. “As a clinician,” Dr. Volkow, a physician, writes, “I don't remember ever meeting an addicted person who wanted to be addicted or who expected that compulsive, uncontrollable, or even criminal behavior would emerge when he or she started taking drugs.” Keep reading at http://dgswilson.com/index.php/topic,36.0.html
Kathleen DesMaisons
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