News (Media Awareness Project) - US CA: LTE: Treatment For Drug Users |
| Title: | US CA: LTE: Treatment For Drug Users |
| Published On: | 2000-10-15 |
| Source: | Los Angeles Times (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-03 05:28:44 |
TREATMENT FOR DRUG USERS
Re "State's Voters to Decide: Rehab or Prison for Addicts," Oct. 9: When
the threat of withdrawal stops causing drug addicts like those featured in
your story to sell drugs and assault, rob and carjack innocent victims, I
might be willing to discontinue using the threat of prison to force them
into treatment. Until then, I say take the $120 million and fund
California's drug courts! Don't rely on the lack of drug testing, lack of
legal sanctions and shoddy, fly-by-night operators Proposition 36 proposes
to solve the problem.
Skip Blas
Long Beach
Re "State's Voters to Decide: Rehab or Prison for Addicts," Oct. 9: When
the threat of withdrawal stops causing drug addicts like those featured in
your story to sell drugs and assault, rob and carjack innocent victims, I
might be willing to discontinue using the threat of prison to force them
into treatment. Until then, I say take the $120 million and fund
California's drug courts! Don't rely on the lack of drug testing, lack of
legal sanctions and shoddy, fly-by-night operators Proposition 36 proposes
to solve the problem.
Skip Blas
Long Beach
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