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Old 06-10-2017, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by fini View Post
hi VN,
you talk about people opting for jail instead of treatment, and that it is deplorable.

i wonder how frequent that is, and why would someone prefer jail to treatment?
hm.....trying to put myself in that situation, why might i choose jail over treatment??
because it doesn't expect i want to quit? because it's a shorter time period? because nothing is expected of me in jail?

i mean: how desperate would you need to be to take jail over treatment?
and desperate for what?

but oddly, i can " get it" ......anyway, does anyone know if that's common?
I don't think that's what VN meant. He was referring, as I was, to policy makers, legislators, judges, etc. saying, "Don't treat them! Put them in jail. That's the best for everyone!" That is what is "deplorable". Clearly very few, if any, alcoholics or substance abusers would opt for jail rather than treatment.

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