I do think a rehabilitative approach is in society's best interests. I know recovering methheads, speedfreaks, coke fiends, and junkies. At their worst, they were worse than alcoholics, because with the exception of meth their DoCs were more expensive than booze, which led them in most cases to turn to crime.
Requiring rehab for drug-rooted crime, and decriminalizing the actual drug use seems to be reasonable to me. We require DUI convicts to attend rehab, and while it's not completely successful, I think it's better than simply throwing them in jail with no educational requirement at all.
Requiring rehab for drug-rooted crime, and decriminalizing the actual drug use seems to be reasonable to me. We require DUI convicts to attend rehab, and while it's not completely successful, I think it's better than simply throwing them in jail with no educational requirement at all.
