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County jails are America's answer to drug rehab. This article is just one example of how deeply rooted the "drug war" is in our society:

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2018/10/05/meth-epidemic-florida-franklin-county/1457786002/

The guy who shot up a health clinic in Buffalo, MN, last weekend? An opioid user frustrated with his scrips.

Why are Americans more interested in punishing drug users than rehabilitating them? It costs something like $200,000 a year to keep a prisoner incarcerated in a county jail in California:

https://medium.com/the-atlantic/they-called-for-help-theyd-always-regret-it-1eed00529b83#4191

So it can't be money. Rehab is considerably cheaper.

Legalizing drugs and providing rehab services is an easy win that will reduce drug-induced crime exponentially.

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Charles Bastille
Charles Bastille

Written by Charles Bastille

Author of MagicLand & Psalm of Vampires. Join me on my Substack at https://www.ruminato.com/. All stories © 2020-24 by Charles Bastille

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