Jail more effective than rehab

[IGBT]

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The study to be published Friday found that offenders in rehabilitation were 48 percent more likely to be arrested for a drug offense within a year of starting rehab than drug users who were on parole or probation.

David Farabee, the study's lead author and a research scientist at UCLA, said he also "found that abusers with the most severe problems were unlikely to get treatment in a residential program."

 

[ATIuser]

Imagine how well drug offenders would do with rehab + the threat of parole violation if they remiss.

 

[Darkhawk28]

Originally posted by: IGBT
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The study to be published Friday found that offenders in rehabilitation were 48 percent more likely to be arrested for a drug offense within a year of starting rehab than drug users who were on parole or probation.

David Farabee, the study's lead author and a research scientist at UCLA, said he also "found that abusers with the most severe problems were unlikely to get treatment in a residential program."

So when is our President going to the big house? Oh wait... nm... LOL

Sorry I just couldn't resist.

 

[Vic]

Right... because we all know that the best way to save non-violent drug users from themselves is to lock them up in prison for the rest of their lives on the taxpayer dime.

Fsck you <^> :|

 

[AFB]

Originally posted by: Vic
Right... because we all know that the best way to save non-violent drug users from themselves is to lock them up in prison for the rest of their lives on the taxpayer dime.

Fsck you <^> :|

I think someone's on drugs.


Lock'm boys.

 

[chess9]

I worked for a summer full-time and the rest of another year part-time in a prison reform project that was trying to get NC to enter the 20th century re drug crimes. Needless to say, there was a very wide gulf between the punishment proponents and the treatment proponents, particularly in the '60's. I was in the latter camp and probably almost giddy in my support, I'm sorry to say. I've since come to realize that treatment requires some very hard "love", including sending people back to jail for a very short time to get their attention. Drug addicts have usually developed a dependence at such a deep level that "soft" approaches are unlikely to be effective.

Having said all of that, I personally oppose any criminal sanctions for drug use unless a "real" crime is involved, e.g. rape, murder, arson, etc.

-Robert

 

[ReiAyanami]

the statistics are severely skewed. when you disclude celebrities such as robert downey jr. and courtney love, that drops to about even

 

[Drift3r]

LoL - These people don't realize that you can get drugs in prison just like you can on the streets.