Comments on: Should Addiction Be Criminalized? http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2010/04/02/should-addiction-be-criminalized/ Mon, 20 May 2013 16:16:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Khoukharev Stepan http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2010/04/02/should-addiction-be-criminalized/#comment-16889 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:41:19 +0000 http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/?p=10388#comment-16889 The problem is that treatment makes no sense unless drug addict is willng to be treated.

>You haven’t eaten for one week and you have food in front of you, just try to say no to that food. It’s the same drive.

Nora Volkow implies not only addiction shouldn’t be criminalized, but criminal acts are left without punishment in case of withdrawal syndrome? If so, it hardly makes any sense, if not why mix it up with addiction decriminalization issue?

]]> By: Robin Hale http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2010/04/02/should-addiction-be-criminalized/#comment-16782 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:27:21 +0000 http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/?p=10388#comment-16782 When we criminalize addiction, nobody wins. Addiction is a disease, and should be treated as such. Godd for you for standing up and speaking out.

Robin

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