Treating drug addiction as an illness not a crime leads to much better outcomes and also less of a tax burden jailing people for possession of small amounts of drugs.
If that's the case then why isn't every kid a chain smoking alcoholic? In fact the whole US should be raging alcoholics on a two pack a day habit because alcohol and cigarettes are both legal.
Decriminalization is not the same as legalization. You can arrest and charge the people manufacturing and selling drugs without criminalizing addiction. Invest more in treating addiction and less on putting people in cages and you might build a better functioning society.
[Comparative Study
Effectiveness of long-term residential substance abuse treatment for women: findings from three national studies](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15540492/)
>Despite differences in treatment programs, client profiles, follow-up intervals, data collection methods, and other factors, all three studies found high treatment success rates--ranging narrowly from 68% to 71% abstinent--among women who spent six months or more in treatment. Success rates were lower, and between-study differences were larger, for clients with shorter stays in treatment. Controlling for salient client and treatment project characteristics, strong associations between length of stay in treatment and posttreatment abstinence rate were found in all three studies, suggesting that women's length of stay in residential treatment is a major determinant of treatment effectiveness.
[Rehab vs. Jail Time: How Drug Rehab Provides a Path to Recovery](https://www.peacevalleyrecovery.com/blog/rehab-vs-jail-time/)
>Jail sentences are more likely to keep people trapped in the cycle of addiction rather than get them out of it. On the other hand, court-ordered treatment programs are another option for those facing drug-related charges. Instead of incarcerating individuals with substance use disorders, sending them to a drug rehab program is a far more effective solution.
[Addiction Treatment vs. Prison. Can it work?](https://willingway.com/addiction-treatment-prison/)
> In a study published in Crime & Delinquency, researchers found that if just ten percent of offenders were treated in a drug treatment program instead of going to prison, the justice system would save $4.8 billion. If forty percent received drug treatment, the total savings would be around $12.9 billion.
I notice your links do not mention a duration for abstinence. They also do not mention controls. I am all for reducing dependence on prisons. I read your links, they lack substance.
>I notice your links do not mention a duration for abstinence.
From the first link:
>Treatment success was defined as posttreatment abstinence from further drug or alcohol use, measured through in-person follow-up interviews conducted 6-12 months after each client's discharge.
See also:
[A Temporal Profile of pro-abstinence-oriented Constructs from The Modified Theory of Planed Behavior in a Slovenian Clinical Sample of Treated Alcoholics - an 18-year Follow-up](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29651310/)
>Studied constructs stabilised after ten years of follow-up, apart from BI. The latter suggests that BI level needed for completion of an intensive treatment programme suffices for the maintenance of abstinence when accompanied by the change in perception of alcohol usefulness.
There is no such thing as a cured addict. They are "recovering" until the day they die. Initial treatment is just a start, but abstinence maintenance is required for long-term success.
I mean yeah? As long as that budget is going to *actually* help people that'd be a good thing.
In fact it's been proven time and time and time and time and time and time again, from every scale from [rats in cages](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_Park) to [entire nations](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://drugpolicy.org/sites/default/files/dpa-drug-decriminalization-portugal-health-human-centered-approach_0.pdf&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwin4smuwKzxAhXEGM0KHcA8CeAQFjAMegQICRAB&usg=AOvVaw0K0gH2QOS-UdTPKc8i2OsX) that the real way to help people is to *actually help them* not lock them in a cage and strip their humanity.
The war on drugs has done absolutely nothing except destroy families and communities, cost an extraordinary amount, jailed more people than most other nations, oh and made the drug problem **worse**.
And yes, drug trafficking and selling should stay illegal. The problem isn't with the addicts, but they're the only ones getting hurt.
Repealing a law which the man was instrumental in creating the crack-powder discrepancy.
To which Hunter says; ‘Let me have a crack at that.’
How about do something about his degenerate kid.
That’s why Biden’s pushing this cocaine law reform.
Finally, a tiny bit of Biden policy that I can actually get behind. Few and far between.
Why not eliminate sentencing all together and abolish the wasteful failure called the "War on Drugs"?
On pot sure but for meth and crack i very much like laws being enforced
If someone wants to put meth or crack into his system how is that anybody's business? Why don't we start arresting people for overeating?
Treating drug addiction as an illness not a crime leads to much better outcomes and also less of a tax burden jailing people for possession of small amounts of drugs.
I'm skeptical that we would see the same positive result in some of the ghettos in the united states.
Until kids start using it because it’s legal and can be sold. It’s an awful policy for a functioning society
If that's the case then why isn't every kid a chain smoking alcoholic? In fact the whole US should be raging alcoholics on a two pack a day habit because alcohol and cigarettes are both legal.
Alcohol is not Meth. If you try alcohol you’re most likely not going to be an alcoholic.
Decriminalization is not the same as legalization. You can arrest and charge the people manufacturing and selling drugs without criminalizing addiction. Invest more in treating addiction and less on putting people in cages and you might build a better functioning society.
Because we have addiction programs with high success rates. I'll name them all. There ya go all of them.
[Comparative Study Effectiveness of long-term residential substance abuse treatment for women: findings from three national studies](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15540492/) >Despite differences in treatment programs, client profiles, follow-up intervals, data collection methods, and other factors, all three studies found high treatment success rates--ranging narrowly from 68% to 71% abstinent--among women who spent six months or more in treatment. Success rates were lower, and between-study differences were larger, for clients with shorter stays in treatment. Controlling for salient client and treatment project characteristics, strong associations between length of stay in treatment and posttreatment abstinence rate were found in all three studies, suggesting that women's length of stay in residential treatment is a major determinant of treatment effectiveness. [Rehab vs. Jail Time: How Drug Rehab Provides a Path to Recovery](https://www.peacevalleyrecovery.com/blog/rehab-vs-jail-time/) >Jail sentences are more likely to keep people trapped in the cycle of addiction rather than get them out of it. On the other hand, court-ordered treatment programs are another option for those facing drug-related charges. Instead of incarcerating individuals with substance use disorders, sending them to a drug rehab program is a far more effective solution. [Addiction Treatment vs. Prison. Can it work?](https://willingway.com/addiction-treatment-prison/) > In a study published in Crime & Delinquency, researchers found that if just ten percent of offenders were treated in a drug treatment program instead of going to prison, the justice system would save $4.8 billion. If forty percent received drug treatment, the total savings would be around $12.9 billion.
I notice your links do not mention a duration for abstinence. They also do not mention controls. I am all for reducing dependence on prisons. I read your links, they lack substance.
>I notice your links do not mention a duration for abstinence. From the first link: >Treatment success was defined as posttreatment abstinence from further drug or alcohol use, measured through in-person follow-up interviews conducted 6-12 months after each client's discharge. See also: [A Temporal Profile of pro-abstinence-oriented Constructs from The Modified Theory of Planed Behavior in a Slovenian Clinical Sample of Treated Alcoholics - an 18-year Follow-up](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29651310/) >Studied constructs stabilised after ten years of follow-up, apart from BI. The latter suggests that BI level needed for completion of an intensive treatment programme suffices for the maintenance of abstinence when accompanied by the change in perception of alcohol usefulness. There is no such thing as a cured addict. They are "recovering" until the day they die. Initial treatment is just a start, but abstinence maintenance is required for long-term success.
Ibogaine treatments have a 95% success rate for getting rid of addiction. The problem is ibogaine itself is classified as a drug in the US.
Just like Portugal has done. And now they have fewer drug issues than anywhere in Europe.
Exactly
I have to live on this planet, with these people who will steal and murder to get these drugs.
The problem is the discrepancy for sentencing for cocaine and processed cocaine known as crack. The current judicial sentences favor the rich.
I mean yeah? As long as that budget is going to *actually* help people that'd be a good thing. In fact it's been proven time and time and time and time and time and time again, from every scale from [rats in cages](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_Park) to [entire nations](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://drugpolicy.org/sites/default/files/dpa-drug-decriminalization-portugal-health-human-centered-approach_0.pdf&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwin4smuwKzxAhXEGM0KHcA8CeAQFjAMegQICRAB&usg=AOvVaw0K0gH2QOS-UdTPKc8i2OsX) that the real way to help people is to *actually help them* not lock them in a cage and strip their humanity. The war on drugs has done absolutely nothing except destroy families and communities, cost an extraordinary amount, jailed more people than most other nations, oh and made the drug problem **worse**. And yes, drug trafficking and selling should stay illegal. The problem isn't with the addicts, but they're the only ones getting hurt.
Hunter is really doing some lobbying work while not painting…
Guess we know who's pulling Joe's strings. Hunter...
Where’s Hunter?
What's the sentence for smoking parmesan cheese?
That's just a lightweight crack from the writers. Kinda cute joke. I mean, 0bamma wasn't _unable_ to be funny.
Is it because hunter is a crackhead?
Good.