Discussion and Two Responses
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Discussion.
Addiction and substance abuse is at the root of many challenges faced by public safety agencies. They foster crime and increase emergency medical calls for service. As governmental agencies are continuously being tasked to ‘do more with less’ it becomes imperative that the public safety administrator develop strategies by supporting public policy positions that could serve to increase the efficiency of our agencies. The astute public safety administrator will prepare positions in advance. The questions below will invariably be asked. Reflect on these questions and formulate your basic stance on these issues. You can utilize previous research addressing these issues but start with your personal viewpoint. Your personal viewpoint can eventually be supported by research. As you learn more about the reasoning of others, you might even change your mind and direction. You may be asking yourself….what does abuse and addiction have to do with ethics? Well, consider what would happen if we were to decriminalize drug use and drug sales…Would that be ethical? And if we did….how would the approach and mission of law enforcement and EMS change? After all, aren’t our laws supposed to reflect our ethics?
Addictive Substances–Alcohol, drugs, tobacco...
Should we consider addiction a "disease"? What does that mean in terms of the role of the alcoholic or other drug abuser?
(1) Should we collectively pay for drug treatment?
(2) If they enter rehab and relapse, should they be taken back? How many times?
(3) How much should addiction be considered a mitigating circumstance from some associated misbehavior or crime?
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Responses:
Post #1
Jilcott
I do believe that drug addiction is a disease and it should be treated the same way that alcoholism is. The addiction does start out with an active choice of the individual, but can quickly grow beyond their control. The legalization of drugs like marijuana could pay for the treatment for individuals that have addictions to drugs such as opioid. There is currently a stigma that a drug user faces that can hinder them from seeking treatment even if they want it. If a former addict were to relapse I believe that receiving treatment until they can control themselves. Drug treatment is not the only thing that they should receive, they should also be offered some sort of job training, because if they end up back on the street it will more than likely continue the the same cycle that they were in before. Addiction should be considered when discussing misbehavior or crime.
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Post #2
Richardson
Drug abuse should be considered a disease, along with any other mind or mood altering substances. The abuser does have a choice initially, however once the wrong choice is made the substances is now in control. There are many contributing factors that determine if the person will become addicted or not, such as predisposed traits from relatives. The disease of addiction can come in many forms, and not just drug usage or abuse of illegal substances, such as food binges, shopping, and the list grows. To stay on task of what was asked in reference to the addicts being given the opportunity for help, and my answer is yes. People should have the opportunity to win the battle of addiction with the help of the resources available to them, and a limit shouldn’t be placed on these attempts. Our country spends money on everything else, so why shouldn’t the citizens have the chance of a healthy productive life? The same country allows the harsh drugs in, and the citizens are in essence the control group of well thought out study/experiment from the government. A wise Man once shared with me “That all you have to do is follow the money trail and all the answers will be revealed” (Wise Ole Man) 1982. That money trail always leads back to the government is some way shape form or fashion.
References
Drug use - Psychotropic drugs. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/topic/drug-use/Psychotropic-drugs
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