When Betty
Ford was the nation’s first lady, no one knew of her addictions to opiate pain
medications and alcohol. It really
wasn’t until after she left the White House that her problem with addiction
came out. Mrs. Ford was one of the first
people in the political arena to start a campaign on getting people treatment
rather than just throw them in jail.
Last week in
New Hampshire, Presidential candidate Carly Fiorina talked about her step
daughters addiction and eventual death due to addiction. She said that there used to be hope and
potential in her daughter’s eyes. That
was until addiction started taking over her life and she was thrown in jail
time and time again. Mrs. Fiorina spoke
at a conference on addiction in New Hampshire and said that every time Lori was
let out of jail she seemed to sink deeper into the abyss of substance
abuse.
She was
speaking about criminalizing addiction.
She talked about why addiction should be treated instead of just thrown
into the criminal courts. Addicts and alcoholics
need help, not jail. Now we do
understand that some people don’t take the help that is offered and they
continually break the law and are a detriment to society. But to not give these people a chance at
recovery is a crime in itself.
It is nice
to see that figure heads in this country are beginning to open their eyes to
addiction and the best way to help. We
have more people in jails and prisons than any country in the world. The vast majority of these people are there,
either directly or indirectly, for addictions.
In our state finding a Pennsylvania drug rehab can be a difficult proposition
sometimes. With the ever changing
insurance laws to finding an open bed, people can feel like they are banging
their head against a wall. Please call
Clearbrook and we will help you. If for
some reason we cannot take the patient here, we will make sure they get the
help they need.
Clearbrook does not endorse any
political candidate. We primarily wanted
to point out that finally the people in Washington DC are talking about it.
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