After we build the new Polk County jail, with drug abusers all tucked in, then what? Is the plan to lock them up, and this will be the form of treatment? I would like to see the plan of action
The March 30 Register reported that "Nine of 10 who complete treatment stay out of trouble." This statement alone shows that some of the people involved have no clue as to the power of drugs.
Treatment is the first step, but if a drug addict is to go back on the streets, they also need help to "begin" again. Hopelessness as to how you are going to live is one of the major causes of relapse. After the stigma of a misdemeanor or felony, landing a $6-an-hour job with a paycheck that won't come for a month while living in a shelter isn't much to hold on to.
A new jail. A treatment program we know nothing about, and we're on our way to a drug-free society.
I wish it were that simple.
-Kimberly Shursen,
Clive.
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