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 Use synonyms
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problem. By locking up Use synonyms
addicts
the government can take them off the street and they believe that Use synonyms
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, in the United Linking Words
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someone caught with even a small amount of heroin is likely to be locked up for at least a year. Add a comma
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However
, I believe that Linking Words
this
does not solve the actual problem because drug Linking Words
addicts
can gain access to Use synonyms
drugs
while in prison and will be still hooked upon release.
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On the other hand
, helping drug Linking Words
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kick their habit under medical supervision is thought to reduce the number of Use synonyms
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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 Use synonyms
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, in Switzerland heroin Linking Words
addicts
are given free heroin by doctors until they are ready to stop using the drug and Use synonyms
this
has resulted in drug-related crime falling by 80%. I believe Linking Words
this
method is preferable because addiction is a disease and it benefits both the individual and society as a whole.
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addicts
in jail might get them off the streets for a few years, it does not treat the actual problem and Use synonyms
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why it is more important to help them get off Linking Words
drugs
in a medical facility.Use synonyms
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