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Originally Posted by Locke
But is that not a key element of the 'Portugal model' that we've been told is perfect?
They're not going to arrest you or send you to jail, but you HAVE to engage in some form of treatment?
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what works with 25 year olds is a wholly different thing than what works with 15 year olds, the old AA adage that you have to hit rock bottom has some truth, at 15 you are likely not an addict but a party user, your body has near infinite regenerative abilities so you arent 'feeling' your drug use and you arent in jail or sleeping in a tent.
The reality is teenagers are dumb and think they are invincible, they aint giving up the best thing they have ever tried, the thing that makes them feel cool and gets them laid because some 40 year old is telling them they need to find a path to sobriaty