Drug Rehab: Drug Rehabilitation Facts

Question: Should government take psychotics & addicts off the streets & into drug rehab, institutions & shelters?

(Posted by: Chloe the Siamese Cat on 2007-11-13 11:05:41)

The major reasons and causes for homelessness as documented by many reports and studies include:[26][27][28] Lack of affordable housing Substance abuse and lack of needed services Mental illness and lack of needed services Domestic violence Poverty, caused by many factors Prison release and re- entry into society Lack of affordable healthcare Natural Disaster http:/ / en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Homelessness#Main_causes_of_homelessness

Posted by: monte54que on 2007-11-13, 11:16:02

The government has taken many of them off the streets. They've been imprisoned. That's much easier than giving these people the treatment they need. The problem is when they are released the cycle starts all over. Just imagine what we could do to rehabilitate these people with the money being wasted in Iraq. History will judge the greatness of America by how it treated its weakest citizens.

Posted by: Kaliko on 2007-11-13, 11:12:32

If they want help I think that is a great idea.

Posted by: Superman on 2007-11-13, 11:13:00

No. It is not the job or function of the government to prevent us from hurting ourselves, nor to provide for us our every basic need. There is a place for charity in our society, but it should come from charitable agencies or churches, not the government.

Posted by: rockchalkchickenhawkfku on 2007-11-13, 11:20:52

Deregulation (by the state & federal governments) released a lot of these people onto the street to begin with. And yes, the government should be in the "serving its people " business.

Posted by: astrogoodwin on 2007-11-13, 11:24:24

I think the government should be involve in this. It is a problem that should be addressed along, with a lot of other very serious problem we have. Our traditionals religions seem to not be tuned into reality enough, to really motivate and inspire people, to make a difference in this world morally, when it comes to real issues in the real world. Sacrifice, in order to overcome problem does have some discomfort, including having to give up on some of our over indulging and excessive materialism, in order to invest time, money, and effort, to deal effectively with our problems in this world.