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Originally Posted by GatorB
All the teabaggers and republicans don't want sick kids to have health insurance who is going to pay for addicts to get treatment? Addicts don't have the cash.
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Sadly many don't think this stuff through ... so lets spend tens of thousand of dollars per year instead to lock them up in prison, plus then pay for government housing, food stamps, etc for them when they get out, since they won't be able to get a job most anywhere due to having a criminal record ...
And to top it off, it's highly likely many will re-offend, often committing a more serious crime - one who has nothing, has nothing to lose - it's no wonder it's a war zone in many places.
Addiction treatment, heck even if it's at an in-patient facility, is often cheaper, and certainly better for society than prison.
Ron