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I see this as having positive results minimizing drug trafficking and reducing petty crime but I don’t this having any impact on addiction. I have family with s
by austincheney 6y ago
I see this as having positive results minimizing drug trafficking and reducing petty crime but I don’t this having any impact on addiction. I have family with severe addiction problems and criminality is completely orthogonal to the behavior. You can make the argument that it’s cruel to imprison somebody for addiction problems but that doesn’t address the addiction.
- elil17 6y agoThe measure also included additional funding for addiction treatment.
- onecommentman 6y agoIf money alone could fix the problem in the US, it would have disappeared a long time ago...
- elil17 6y agoI think that it’s a combination of well placed money and good policy. If drug use gives someone a felony conviction, it doesn’t matter how many times you send them to rehab, they’re not going to be able to hold down a job because almost no one hires people with records. Without the element of criminalization, tools like rehab provide a way more effective path to being a functional member of society. Obviously it’s not a silver bullet, but it does make sense as a strategy.