NOT THE SAME

This article correctly questions placing drug dealers into the same drug courts as drug users.

One purpose of drug court is to help rehabilitate the individual from an addiction that has caused them to do bad things.   Morals for most of these people, took a temporary back seat to the addiction, and they got into trouble.  However, a review would most likely find that most addicts did not get into severe ethics and legal trouble until they started doing drugs.

The wanton criminal behavior of a dealer is very different.  Their rehabilitation is best done in a prison and away from society.  One purpose of prison is to protect society from dangerous individuals.  If they care to be rehabilitated they can partake from the cell.

Too many lives have been lost because drug dealers exist.  Heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and ecstasy, to name a few, all must be bought from dealers.  When someone dies the dealer should be held accountable.  If any are, it is very rare.

Having them mingle with drug users who are trying to get themselves straight is definitely placing the wolf in the chicken pen.

“PINEVILLE — A program designed to rehabilitate drug addicts convicted of non-violent, drug-related crimes is taking criticism from law enforcement and county officials for admitting convicted drug traffickers with an addiction.

Drug Court is a national program that was implemented in Bell County on February 1, 2004. Drug addicts go through intensive treatment and counseling for at least a year in the program, in lieu of prison time. So far, there have been 209 total participants and 54 have successfully completed the program.

Many referred into the program are convicted drug traffickers. Russell Alex Barnett of Middlesboro was indicted on two counts of dealing Oxycontin in 2007 and 2008, as well as one count of dealing cocaine in 2008. He entered a plea agreement and was convicted of one count of drug trafficking. He was sentenced in Bell County Circuit Court on December 31, 2008 to eight years in federal prison. After serving just over four months of his sentence, Barnett was granted shock probation and sent to Drug Court for his addiction problem.”….

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IN A MUCH BETTER POSITION TO SUCCEED

NARCONON REFLECTION

This is a daily reflection from a Narconon drug treatment student.  It is shared with the hope that it will reach others so they can know there is a way out of drug addiction.

“Overall I think this course was a definite success for me.  I would say one of the first major things I learned was the ability to control myself.  The communication drills were very difficult for me at first but I worked hard and stuck to it.  It paid off big in the end.

I feel I have much more control of myself and feel I am in a much better position to succeed and do well in sauna.  Overall I think it was a great experience and know I will apply these exercises in the real world.”

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