Kategoriak: All - treatment - stigma - police - mental health

arabera Elizbeth Mirabella 5 years ago

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Addiction is treated as a mental health problem, instead of a criminal problem.

Addressing addiction as a mental health issue rather than a criminal act brings numerous benefits to both individuals and society. Law enforcement can focus more on genuine criminal activities, potentially reducing their workload and improving the quality of their work.

Addiction is treated as a mental health problem, instead of a criminal problem.

Addiction is treated as a mental health problem, instead of a criminal problem.

More time for cops

Possibly less overtime for police force
less overworked cops
Able to spend more time looking for actual criminals
better more detailed and accurate police work

Addicts will not have bad records

Easier time finding a home when clean
Easier time finding a job when clean
Better chances of staying clean

More people reaching out for help

Less overdoses
More people having access to treatment
More people able to live clean and sober
More lives saved

Less stigma

More support for addicts
Better odds of staying clean
less feelings of shame
easier to reach out

Less people in jail

More room for violent criminals
Less violent people walking the streets
Less tax payer dollars
More people feeling their tax money isn't wasted