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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lino... who wrote (3293)	10/20/2000 3:56:42 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 10042

Because of the way studies suggest the brain works, some people seem to be much more at risk for certain types of addiction- I, for example, don't have a receptor for THC, and alcohol isn't particularly good for me, either. I just don't have good neurorecepetors for drugs. I was born lucky in that respect, or unlucky- depending on how you want to look at it. I have a great deal of compassion for people who do NOT have my physiology and for whom drugs and alcohol represent a real physical and emotional problem. I do NOT want to give them free housing, however. What I do want to see them get is ready access to stop a drug and alcohol addiction. That is simply not happening here in the states right now. The waiting lists for programs are long. I further see no point in criminalizing these people. It would actually be cheaper to buy them housing outside of prison than inside. And I'm not even advocating that. I think with support services and drug treatment these people could actually be productive instead of being a tremendous financial drain- prison is darn expensive.