July 01, 2003
Dr. Dean On Drugs
Blog for America: Comment on Thank You!Howard Dean himself comments on his blog to answer a question on drug policy:
drug abuse ought to be treated as a public health problem not a judicial problem. I do not favor legalization because we already have enough problems with the two drugs that are legal, alcohol and tobacco. I also believe that if people are dealing heroin to kids or shooting people that jail is more than appropriate. But if your "crime", is being a substance abuser you belong in rehab, not jail.Yes, yes, yes. Earlier, I found some some stats that suggest what an impact this policy would have.
Help I'm on drugs and I can't stop!
Posted by: Darren Kelly at August 31, 2003 06:10 PMHi
Thank you for a great site, it is truly superb reading :-)
While I am here, if anyone is going to Bali, Indonesia, may I please ask them to avoid Bali Discovery Tours of Sanur as they filed a false police complaint against my friend just because he works for a competitor of theirs (and because he caught them cheating on hotel rates). If you know anything about how corrupt and nasty the police are in Bali, you will understand. My friend was released without charge after 3 days, and had his illegally confiscated passport returned. It is a disgrace for such a beautiful island. Shame on Indonesia.
Atta go, man! Very well said, especially in your entry from Jan 2003. The harshest I'd ever want to get with a drug addict would be to watch Darren Aronofsky's adaptation of "Requiem for a Dream." Punish the pushers, yeah. I don't have a lot of respect for users, but getting them into treatment makes more sense than keeping them away from it. We don't pistol-whip alcoholics into sobriety. Why should it work with any other kind of addict?
Posted by: Joe Medina at July 6, 2004 01:39 PM