ADDICTION AND CRIME
Society’s Reaction to Addiction Is Contributing to the Problem
If you break the law or disrupt the social conventions and ideals of a society anywhere in the world it is common and expected that punishment will follow. Without rules, laws, and consequences chaos would ensue. The culture of drug addicts is such that breaking the law is a given.
How the Prison System Is Failing those Who Are Struggling With Addiction
It is a well-known and unfortunate fact that the United States has the highest prison population in the world. The United States incarcerates nearly one-quarter of the world’s prisoners of which 60% test positive for illicit drugs upon their arrest. So, what is the answer?
