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Town Stops arresting people for drugs
Posted on 8/27/15 at 4:51 pm
Posted on 8/27/15 at 4:51 pm
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Long story short. Town has several overdoses in short time. Police chief say that for anyone who turns themselves in they can get free treatment to recover from the addiction.Would this work on a large scale?
Long story short. Town has several overdoses in short time. Police chief say that for anyone who turns themselves in they can get free treatment to recover from the addiction.Would this work on a large scale?
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Posted on 8/27/15 at 4:52 pm to iamAG
Yes
Posted on 8/27/15 at 4:56 pm to iamAG
Maybe I read it wrong, but I saw them saying they wouldn't arrest somebody for coming forward with an addiction(even if they had drugs on them), not that they would end the war all together. Did I not read far enough?
Posted on 8/27/15 at 4:57 pm to BuckeyeFan87
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After four deaths due to drug overdose in Gloucester in early 2015, Capanello announced a new policy: Rather than arresting drug users for possession, the police department would offer free treatment to addicts who turned themselves in.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 4:58 pm to iamAG
My question would be what if they did not want free treatment? Then would they go to jail and face the charges? If so I am all for it.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 5:01 pm to iamAG
quote:Great. More legal meth to disperse out into the streets. yeah, that'll fix it!
Police chief say that for anyone who turns themselves in they can get free treatment to recover from the addiction.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 5:02 pm to iamAG
I know it's not exactly apples to apples, but it's been working pretty well in Portugal for something like 10 years.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 5:04 pm to CaptainPanic
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Great. More legal meth to disperse out into the streets. yeah, that'll fix it!
Legal, illegal. If people want it, they'll get it.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 5:07 pm to iamAG
Hamsterdam! 
Posted on 8/27/15 at 5:11 pm to iamAG
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Campanello declared "The war on drugs is over. We lost."
Too late for this guy to run for prez?
Posted on 8/27/15 at 5:30 pm to iamAG
A lot of people don't want treatment. Others will use and abuse it time and time again. Maybe about 2% would quit for good. Wouldn't be economically feasible
Posted on 8/27/15 at 5:54 pm to iamAG
Drugs liberate your mind.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 6:00 pm to Hammertime
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A lot of people don't want treatment.
You should rephrase that to a lot of people don't want treatment because they know that most treatment doesn't work. Most addicts want to be rid of the disease, but quitting hard drugs is extremely hard to accomplish. Takes way more than rehab and suboxone, methadone, etc...
I'm hoping they do more studies on Ibogaine, but it's doubtful considering how much money is made off addiction treatment
Posted on 8/27/15 at 6:03 pm to iamAG
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Would this work on a large scale?
Decriminalize all possession up to a certain amount for every drug.
Prosecute dealers. Get addicts help.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 6:12 pm to Breesus
They should blow pot smoke and Bob Marley tunes into North Korea and Iran.
World Peace.
World Peace.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 6:13 pm to iamAG
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Long story short. Town has several overdoses in short time. Police chief say that for anyone who turns themselves in they can get free treatment to recover from the addiction.Would this work on a large scale?
They do it in Holland.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 8:11 pm to iamAG
So the junkies overdose and die and the ones with self control and ambition prosper, what's the problem here?
Posted on 8/27/15 at 8:16 pm to Mr Personality
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They should blow pot smoke and Bob Marley tunes into North Korea
yeah, then the people there could get the munchies and eat each other,since they don't have much other food.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 8:30 pm to iamAG
Last I heard it was working in Portugal
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