WRONG MESSAGE?

The New York Times has been blasting Cindy McCain and seems to be taking issue with the fact that Senator McCain married a human – a human who spends her spare time being a saint every once in a while when she does charity work.

 

One point of attack is her past bout with addiction. Why should the public be anything but forgiving about this?  After all, the wife of a past president opened up a rehab center after dealing with her own addiction.  The daughters of the current president apparently had a brush with drugs and we all remember Clinton’s apparent anguish over his brother’s cocaine problem.  Anyone reading the New York Times has most likely been impacted in some way by drug abuse and not likely to be shocked by yet another public figure admitting that they live on the same planet as the rest of us.

 

Cindy McCain’s honesty about her past problem serves her country well.  Such honesty from such a poised and attractive woman can reduce the stigma and encourage the secretly addicted hockey moms to get help for their prescription drug abuse.  If such an elegant woman can admit to a problem, then maybe it won’t be so bad for others to report their own drug problems and get some help.   

 

Criticizing Cindy McCain in veiled ways about her past drug abuse will push some back into the dark corners of the closet – a dangerous place to be when it comes to drugs.

 

Prescription Drug abuse is on the rise.  Drug companies sell a lot of drugs and they have to wind up somewhere.  Truth is they often wind up in the hands of good people who never had an inkling they could get addicted. 

 

Well done to anyone who publicly admits they had a drug problem and it was overcome. 

 

We all need a bit of good news every once in a while.

 

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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2008/10/the-new-york-ti.html

DRUG COURT

We need to ask how well does prison work and what value do we have at the end of the day.  A wasted life is of no value to anyone.

 

In this country we have systems for such a process, though it is seldom used in the field of addiction.  Drugs are big money for a lot of people and the more people addicted the more money is made for the dealer, the attorneys and the jail.  It is a LOT of money and we need to beware of criticism of things that could possibly work to decrease the number of persons who flow through the system.

 

Before we get too heavy into the criticism of drug court and questioning the workability of the treatment provided there, let’s make sure that we have fully assessed the alternative which is prison.

 

The best thing for families with an addiction problem is to get the loved one into treatment before they get arrested.   Do it while you still have the opportunity to help.  Once a person is in the system all outside control is virtually lost.

 

We also need to ask who is criticizing drug court. Is it someone who really cares about the problem or a vested interest?

 

We need a study on the efficacy of drug court vs. jail in terms of cost and effectiveness.  Those who are footing the bill (the taxpayers) need to know the results and be given the opportunity to decide what they want as a community.

 

 

A workable treatment is Narconon.    We have a 76% success rate and 40 years of experience.  877-413-3073

 

 

 

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MANDATORY SENTENCING AND ROCKEFELLER LAW

 

One would think that a Judge or a Jury could be wise enough to sentence appropriate for the crime and circumstances even as they are in murder.

 

We already have the highest rate of incarceration per capita in the world and our youth our drinking more and are more drugged up than their European counter parts. 

 

No one wants to promote and help a drug dealer – that is for sure.   But with mandatory sentencing laws, such as the Rockefeller laws, there is no incentive for arrestees, who are addicted and possibly selling to feed their habit, to get effective treatment.  They will receive the same penalty as the hard core drug dealer even if they get off drugs.

 

Once any arrestee who is an addict enters the system, the opportunity for returning to society drug free and productive is greatly diminished.  Addiction is not something that you can usually punish a person out of but it does respond to effective drug treatment.

 

As the drug problem seems to only be escalating, despite harsher and harsher measures, we are going to have to decide what we want in this country for ourselves and future generations.

 

Do you want more of the same?  It is pretty expensive to support such a large population of prisoners, in more ways than one.

 

Learn the facts and speak up to your state representatives.  After all, YOU are the one who is paying for all of this.

 

If you know someone who needs treatment, get them help before they get arrested.  After that you will have no control over their destiny, no matter how much you may want to help them.

 

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