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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Is it more likely a drug addict gets “clean / sober” in jail than on the streets?
I am thinking so, and I believe that getting people clean / sober is essentially mandatory in order to think clearly on how to fix your own life / try to be sober going forward. Any addict I have ever met or heard of- does not think clearly about anything other than where to get their next fix.
Hell, there’s a good argument that putting addicts in jail is the more humane thing society can do for them.
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Based on my own observations from clients, many get totally clean in jail. You can visibly see it, as they often put on considerable weight.
The problem is that as soon as they get out, they fall into the same patterns. Except now it's worse as they have a criminal record, no savings, no house, no connections, etc...They often go directly back to the street they were on and resume drug use and petty crime. When you're in jail, you become even more isolated and the world passes you by. What few positive connections you had can disappear while in jail pretty easily.