Some people think that drug addicts should be treated like criminals and sent to jails, while others believe that they should be treated like patients and sent to hospital. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Some would argue that people who are addicted to
drugs
should go to jail because they have broken the law, while others say that they are sick and should be taken care of in the hospital. While sentencing them to a term in prison is the quick and easy solution, I believe that it is better to be compassionate and help them get better in hospital. On the one hand, custodial sentences provide a short-term solution to the
drugs
problem. By locking up
addicts
the government can take them off the street and they believe that
this
will stop them
using
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narcotics and
also
causing any harm to others.
For example
, in the United
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someone caught with even a small amount of heroin is likely to be locked up for at least a year.
However
, I believe that
this
does not solve the actual problem because drug
addicts
can gain access to
drugs
while in prison and will be still hooked upon release.
On the other hand
, helping drug
addicts
kick their habit under medical supervision is thought to reduce the number of
addicts
in the long term. By treating addiction as a disease and the person with compassion, the root cause can be addressed and that person can eventually become free from
drugs
.
For example
, in Switzerland heroin
addicts
are given free heroin by doctors until they are ready to stop using the drug and
this
has resulted in drug-related crime falling by 80%. I believe
this
method is preferable because addiction is a disease and it benefits both the individual and society as a whole. In conclusion,
although
throwing
addicts
in jail might get them off the streets for a few years, it does not treat the actual problem and
that is
why it is more important to help them get off
drugs
in a medical facility.
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