Simfish InquilineKea asked:

Then will you be charged with the crime if such crime is reported to authorities?

Say you commit a victimless crime that is a felony (say, possessing Schedule I drugs) and you’re not on a rehabilitation program. You disclose that you’ve committed it to your psychologist. Your psychologist, by law, cannot disclose information to outsiders unless you’re in danger of hurting others. If the psychologist discloses it to authorities, then will you be charged with such crimes?

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Cliffy asked:

If you had unlimited money, what kind of facility would you open for all of the kids out there in like NY and LA who are living on the streets or in gangs? Basicly troubled teens who need drug rehabilitation, or therapy.

BTW, I had NO idea where to put this question, so forgive me if I put it in the wrong place.
What would you do?
That’s cool, tom buck!! I’ve never thought about that…

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Bush is not conservative asked:

Addiction is an illness. Narcotics abuse is an illness. Logically, the purchasing, possession and abuse of a drug by an addict is as much of a health concern as it is a legal one.

Narcotics abuse is undoubtedly a more emotionally complicated crime than other nonviolent offenses such as theft and vandalism, but early attempts to curb abuse lacked the necessary breadth to get addicts clean. Incarceration is not an effective method of freeing drug users from the substances on which they depend.

You cannot always beat a beast into submission, and the national “war on drugs,” as it is currently framed, attempts to do just that. It aims to prevent drug abuse and crimes through the enforcement of strict, blanketed penalties for citizens who violate.

Although national policies on drug prohibition state the goal is to promote public health, more funding, both on a national and local level, is allocated toward criminal investigations and prosecution of drug users than toward education and rehabilitation.

The fruitless brute-force methods established at a federal level are also standard at the local level. The Los Angeles Police Department made 26,131 arrests for violent and property-related crimes in 2003, according to a statistical report released by the chief of police.

The same year, the LAPD made 27,486 narcotics arrests. In short, police officers arrested 1,300 more citizens for narcotics violations than for murders, rapes, thefts, aggravated assaults and larcenies combined.

Despite the widespread arrests for narcotics-defined crimes in 2003, the effects the arrests had on usage was negligible. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the number of adult users and abusers remained at a flat line.

Crime statistics show that harsh sentencing for nonviolent drug possession convictions is ineffective in deterring repeat offenses, but further analysis reveals that incarceration for those first offenses could increase the probably of a second offense. Relapse rates are more than 70 percent from all forms of criminal justice interventions and corrections-oriented approaches alone, according to the U.N. Office on Drug and Crime.

California took a step in the right direction in November of 2000 when it passed Proposition 36 – the initiative that allows people with first- and second-time drug possession convictions to receive drug treatment instead of incarceration – but implementation and funding issues have prevented the proposition from being wholly successful.

Officials at the district attorney’s office told the L.A. Weekly that they had expected the primary patients enrolling in the rehabilitation programs to be recreational users – not full-blown addicts. The money allocated to fund rehabilitation programs and medical treatment is insufficient for the more typical, heavily addicted individuals who frequently require longer, more expensive treatments in residential facilities instead of 12-step outpatient program.

Recent state and county cutbacks have been devastating to already strained programs made possible by Prop. 36. To further complicate matters, the sheer size of the county coupled with the lack of money makes proper regulation of the program near impossible to assess.

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, effective drug treatment programs combine the necessary medical aid and social services required to get the addicted individual back on track. Prop. 36 has made headway in providing Californians in need with a chance at restored chemical freedom, but without additional well-funded social welfare programs such as job placement services, access to medical and mental health treatment facilities, and counseling services, the success of the legislation is extremely limited.

A more compassionate solution to the drug problem is not only more humane, it’s more cost effective. Every dollar spent on drug and alcohol abuse treatment saves the public $7, according study findings released by the state in 1994.

To successfully combat drug abuse and drug-related crime in California, the state needs to ensure that allocating funding for rehabilitation programs is a priority.

In addition to the court-mandated programs created by Prop. 36, the city needs to make comprehensive voluntary rehabilitation programs accessible to drug addicts who want to change before they’re picked up by the police. The earlier people are given a hand to make the change, the sooner they will.

It’s easy to demonize drug addicts and dismiss jail sentences that still too frequently follow possession convictions, but blame doesn’t create change.

An addict with hopeless prospects has a hard time finding motivation to get clean, but if the society around that addict is willing to offer guidance, support and the promise of brighter future for the willing, the incentive to get sober suddenly becomes tangible .

Compassion must become a fundamental element in the rehabilitation system, and compassion starts with understanding. Prop. 36 was a great start, but there’s still a long road ahead.

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shirleyamh asked:

Child is using drugs and needs rehabilitation. He just turned 18 and still is in high schooll

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WaNnAsMaShMyAr asked:

I was wondering how to go about finding a good live in treatment program for my 21 year old son, he resides in Solano County, Ca. He has no medical coverage, he wants help. The courts are not helping him find a program, Can anyone help please or does anyone know of a program that is located in Rancho Cordova, I forgot the name of the program it consists of a neighborhood with several houses. But anywhere would help. I believe he is at his bottom, No medical coverage.

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shyman asked:

which federal prison in texas has both psychological and
drug rehabilitation?

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My princess Denaly is here!!! asked:

I want to know how much time is deducted from someones sentence if they get into the rehabilitation program when in prison. My husband is doing 5 years and I want to know how much time can be deducted in the state of arizona. He used to be a drug addict and alcoholic.

or at least an estimate. I’ve heard 18 months deduction but unsure.
Yes he is still a drug addict and an alcoholic. He won’t get parole because he is illegal we just want a deduction.

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suzie_leap asked:

Do most drug abusers come out of jail/prison reformed, or do they return to their previous drug abusing behavior? Then does it serve our societies needs to spend more of our tax dollars on more jails and prisons to handle drug users or should we spend our tax money on rehabilitation and education?

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magoo31021 asked:

all counties in ga. has a retribution fund–it is a law that was imposed in 1996 developed for use in drug and alcohol rehabilitation–however, anytime you ask a counties commissioners about it they have no idea what you are talking about–i have scanned through all unannotated law in georgia yet i cannot find it–i know it is there because i had to pay it 8 years ago, and now i am involved with helping recovering addicts–but when you ask any county about this fund the best answer you will get is that it is put into the county general fund which is against the law–any help here?

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samaustinashlee_billiewjr asked:

I was visiting my family in New Orleans, and I had to evacuate for Hurricane Katrina. I was home helping out after the storm all I could. I turned down cocaine at least 20 times, but I finally did some, and then took some from my cousin. I was going to fly back to California( back to school) and and got busted by the security by their search. If I take the felony charge, will this effect my SSDI/SSI and the help from The Department of Rehabilitation?

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