Why Are Drug Addicts Treated Like Criminals, if Addiction Is Literally a Disease.?
Question by ben: Why are drug addicts treated like criminals, if addiction is literally a disease.?
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Answer by yogicskier
Because the law in some states is still based on 19th-century thought.
Answer by Pangen
They are not unless they commit a crime. If they do, they go to detox and then to jail. Fact is, they did harm someone, and it doesn’t matter if you are addict or not. Unlike a psychological illness, they are choosing becoming an addict knowingly and taking the risk.