Forum: Close to Home
Topic: Viewpoints - The U.S. spends two-thirds of its drug war budget on interdiction and law enforcement and one-third on treatment and prevention. Is this the appropriate ratio?
Topic Posted by: Close To HomeDate Posted: Wed Mar 18 15:22:22 1998
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Posted by: Miriam Harpaz (nharpaz@saveware.com )
Date posted: Fri Apr 17 19:29:28 1998
Subject: Spending money on treatment instead of incarceration
Message:
We should not be throwing addicts into jail at all. We should provide them with treatment. Would anyone out there put a AIDS victim or cancer victim in jail for being sick.Addicts have a disease and need to be treated for it.
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