Are drug rehab cheaper than jailing.?
93535
Proven by every study out there rehab is cheaper by far!  Not only is the cost of one rehab cheaper the long-term costs are far cheaper.  When you think of how many people are in prison right now for crimes related to their addiction you see the base.  When they get out they are going to offend again because they are still addicts and have had nothing to curb that, no jail doesn't kill it drugs are previlent in jails and prisons too, so they tend to re-offend.  Rehab gives them the tools to get it under control and deal with it.  Yes it may take more than one rehab to work but it will eventually work!
825233
I would much rather see the murders caught then seeing a drug bust for marijuana.\n\nI think for harder drugs they should provide more help for possession then incarceration.  These people are addicted--not criminals.\n\nFor the dealers I believe in incarceration, counseling, education, and rehab for these people.  They should know about the lives they have ruined--by dealing to a child who OD and died.  They should deal with the consequences of their actions.\n\nI feel the system is not working well.  To many times do these addicts and dealers get out to do the same things again.
848273
The sooner they are *in* prison and *out* of business, the better for everyone.\n\nUnfortunately, this seems to be one of those economic niches that, no matter how many times you clean them out, more scumbags arise to fill it.\n\nStill, I'd rather legalize drugs to make room for predatory lenders in our prisons, than vice versa.
11472
I'm sure there is. Look it up in your yellow pages...ask places that you call if they know of a clinic specializing in cocaine.  Every state has a recovery facility!!
513372
You ask a fair question. I agree with you- you would think that in an "advanced country" such as this that we would have learned something from the "Prohibition". \nFar too much of our jail and prison space has been filled up with people who's only crime was that they "got high". Yet prescription drug addicts and alcoholics are not sanctioned in this way. To me, it goes against what it says in our Constitution (regarding "cruel and unusual punishment") to lock people up for that. They are already hurting. We could really learn something from other countries who have legalized certain drugs. (Such as Holland, for instance.) After their legalization, crime rates dropped, tax-payers dollars were saved, families kept intact, substances being used became safer to use, and contrary to what some may believe, usage rates did not "go up". More money was spent on treatment, and the "black market" (along with all the other crime that is attached to that) was virtually eliminated. Why can't this country see the benefits of legalization? The "War on Drugs" is just as "ambiguous" as the "War on Terrorism".  We can't "win" it. We must learn and implement better ways of dealing with these issues. Or, both "wars" are going to leave us "bankrupt" and still without an "end" solution in sight.\n-Tera (time4u420@yahoo)
670455
I agree, prison is not always the answer, for some it just makes them worse!
1167116
I'm amazed at some of the questions people ask on here! You know what? Why don't you just try to sneak some drugs into the jail and see what happens! My guess is if you're willing to do something clearly that stupid, you deserve to be in jail anyway!
596503
jail is better than being homeless because  u get everything in jail, jail is like heaven to a homeless person, they ge food the can watch tv, they can work out, they can play basket ball, they can go to school, so ya
718083
what state do you live in? maybe it would be worth it to go check out the local jail or penitentiary and ask the inmates that question? got the guts to? naw didnt think so
787691
I think they should have to PAY the prison for helping them kick the addiction!!!\n\nWhatever crime these prisoners have committed, Ive no doubt that someone has suffered from it as a consequence, what I want to know is WHO has paid the victims of these crimes THEIR compensation!!!!\n\nAnd if these scumbag criminals get any compensation then it should go towards the victims who suffered from their crimes!!!  \n\nIt actually seems like a good idea to go to prison - Im considering it myself!!!  Why bother working full-time, with kids and studying my nuts off for a degree when I can get off my head on drugs, mug some old ladies and then get chucked in a cell and then claim that going cold turkey was against my human rights!!!  \n\nTalk about putting ideas in peoples head!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
973704
My neighbor did & his P.O. sentenced him to 60 days of rehab.  He went in & after 5 days, the rehab center kicked him out because he broke one of the rules.  He then went to county jail for 2 weeks & came home with "time served" completed because the rule he broke was not drug related.  He just failed to go to sleep & get up with everyone else & missed meetings & counseling sessions because he was asleep!  Next time, his P.O. said he goes straight to jail.  I think he got the message, because he doesn't seem to stay up all night as much as he used to!
55905
Please check within your city government or social/grass-roots groups for programs offered to help ex-convicts.  I knew a man who was able to utilize a resource through a rehabiliation center to go get his CDL.  He was locked up for like 7 years about 20 years ago.  There are resources out there.  DON'T give up.
482078
I suppose so, usually for-profit rehabs are for rich people who don't want anyone in their business (unless they're paid staff).  The non-profits are always looking for qualified volunteers though- send the volunteers to a non-profit where the money is low & resources are scarce....
907790
YOU SHOULD NOT RECEIVE ANY PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT !!!\nYOU SHOULD JUST BE THROWN IN WITH THE REST OF THE LOSERS !!!\nAND WHATEVER HAPPENS TO YOU IN JAIL JUST TAKE IT AS A HARD LESSON LEARNED !!!\nHOPE IT'LL TEACH YOU TO STRAIGHTEN UP YOUR ACT AND CLEAN UP YOUR LIFESTYLE !!! \nUNLESS YOU REALLY LOVED IT IN JAIL THE KEEP DOING THAT SAME CRAP !!!
983489
Not yet it isn't but there are thoughts of doing so, and the costs will rise year on year. It's been tried in the past already. We will get addicts becoming more dependent. Doctors inundated with work. What if some people pretend to be addicts so that they can get supplies in order to get young children 'hooked' on drugs? What if some Doctors start drug dealing? It is open to all kinds of abuse. Money would be better spent trying to prevent people taking drugs in the first place and getting addicts off drugs.  This is a typical example of what's wrong with this Country. What are we trying to do? Give the Police less work? We want a visible Police Force with more manpower to tackle crime, not a nanny force.
875271
First drugs are illegal so a punishment goes there.\nUnder the use of drugs an act of crime occurs, may not have if accused was clean.\nConsider priors he/she may have.\nThen put together a jail term and a drug rehab program.\nI would suggest  a 3 to 5 year  sentence and less time for good behavior.  \nYes you are right about a killing being less time. That really stinks.
231255
Most prison system have time reduction for good behavior.  This gives an incentive for inmates to be good and saves the state money on keeping the inmate for the full term.