Democrats are truly the party of social bandaids rather than sustainable structural reform.
and what sustainable structural reform do you propose to reduce the amount of drug use?
Ssshhh that requires lots of thought and doesnt make for as easy trolling
Types of drug addicts: (1) the mentally ill, (2) those whose daily lives lack meaning, and (3) those whose environments encourage and perpetuate it.
1. We need expanded health services for the mentally ill - private or public - and quite frankly families should have the legal right to institutionalize members with serious mental health issues even if they don't pose an immediate threat to others. As it presently stands, it's incredibly difficult to do so if they do not desire to to, even if their drug use is at the very heart of the problem.
2. We need a revitalization of the civic commons - voluntary public participation, separate from state and business - so that people without meaning in their lives can contribute to their communities even if they're not immediately in a mental state conducive to stable and long-term employment.
3. Probably the most difficult, since it can vary dramatically from person to person. There are also systemic hypotheses, but I'd rather not indulge in them at this time.
So 1 you want to just fucking lock people up and 3 you wont tell us.
I liked this better when I assumed you hadnt thought instead of finding out you have psychotic thoughts.
Some people do deserve to be civilly commited. Maybe you just havent seen the shit that poster has? I have. If your family wants you commited, they are often the first ones to notice your downward spiral. And it might save them from actually winding up in jail or prison. So calm down a bit, lad. Hes not psychotic and what hes suggesting isnt cruel. Its often in that sick indivduals best interest, although they will most likely resist because theyre a junkie.