TLS-Moose wrote:Ali wrote:Rehab would be a much better approach to help reduce this prolific and enduring problem within our society.
Yes, but if they are forced into re-hab they can then sue the government for breach of their human rights, and get hundreds of thousands of pounds each (as per the case with some prisoners recently
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Not quite so cost effective then
If you had read properly what I've written then you would have seen that I didn't mention forcing people into rehab
I feel that some comments made on here by some of the others totally sums up the unwashed masses view on drug addicts and addiction, pure and utter ignorance.
Some of my work entails working with people and families whose lives have been affected by someone who is or has been a drug user. It's very sad to watch the fall out from drug addiction whatever the drug and the consequences from taking it.
For instance, long term heavy use of cannabis may cause schizophrenia or/and other mental health problems in some people, yet cannabis is classed as a ‘softer drug’. People read ‘schizophrenia’ and will think murderer, but you couldn’t be further from the truth. A high % of cases, around 99% of people with schizophrenia, suicide ideation is a big factor, they would rather take their own life them someone else’s.
Some people who start taking drugs are not 'little shits' but people such as mum’s, dad’s, brother’s, sister’s, best freinds who took drugs for a variety of reasons and circumstances and maybe should have known better but that's a glib statement to make with hindsight.
It's true that people need to want to give up taking hard drug. The drive to get more heroine or another hard drug is tremendous and people will do awful things to raise the money for their next fix, this cannot be condoned, but the current penalties are not working to deter people from using hard drugs. A radical shake up is needed and this new thinking could work. A controlled dispensing of hard drugs means more control and contact with addicts and could lead to more rehab in the long run, therefore reducing the number of addicts out there.
Another example is smoking; people need to want to give up smoking. Overall smoking kills more people then hard drug use has done to date. I wonder how many are smokers on this forum knowing the full facts and dangers of smoking tobacco products? If a smoker on this forum were to get a serious illness due to smoking, should we call them a ‘little sh1t’?
Who are we to judge?
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