Should we give oppurtunity to drug addicts?

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Jersey's Franchise	Everyone deserves a second chance or at least a first chance at life. Giving an addict a job, may in the long run help them become clean. They could become very proud at their work performances that they might focus more time on positives, and less time on negatives. In a job environment, they learn about how important they are as a team member. They re-gain some of the emotions that they never got to feel that turned them into a life of dope. They learn basic skills, confidence, teamwork, friendships, beliefs, and community. If they mess up at work, they can learn from the painful feeling and try to head into recovery! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

jennlupe	Drug addiction is a bad sickness. It destroys families and lives. Drug addicts need options, and ways to get over their sickness. They should not be extended any opportunities until they have overcome that addiction. My brother has a drug problem and I have learned that as smart as he is, he will do anything for the next fix. If you give them opportunities before the have overcoming their addiction, you are only feeding their problem. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

MiLuvIzLikeWhoa!	Yes. Everybody can change! Give them a chance! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Miss Verlaine	everyone deserves a second chance Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

O Jam	Their need to be safe guards in our society for these people. if we do not, the decay of our society will be in the growing problem of addicts. It is always easier to start with a program for people than to try and create one for a problem. consider this for a topic. "Pro-active Drug Therapy"....I am copyrighting this so never mind!!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

laksh	You've got to give them more attention,your opportunity is not going work with drug addicts unless he comes out from it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

SidTheKid	What kind of opportunity (notice the spelling????) are you talking about? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Helzabet	Recovered...yes! I am one. ; ) Short story, 2 years ago...1st offense, 8 felony drug counts, pled to 3. 6 weeks in patient treatment, 18 months intense supervised probation. Today....Engineering student, 3.5 GPA, clean for 2 years...retired Outlaw! Happily Ever After..... ; ) Blessed Be.... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

integragirl5742	only of they are reformed Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

dukalink6000	Recovered drug addicts Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

hipergirl22	all righty then Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

₦âħíмânầ»€G	One time and that's it Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

?	They should all have the opportunity to recover. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

peopleschamp713	yes we should but they should be monitored Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Pinky385	Yes. Most people experiment with drugs because they are curious as to how it will effect them. And, a lot drugs bring out a part of you that you never could even imagine about. Unfortunately, some people actually have a disease that makes it unbelievably hard to stop using substances. Kind of like eating a Godiva chocolate bar. Some people just can't put it down; they may really want to, but they can't. That may be why most drugs are illegal in the US (I mean, chocolate can lead to obesity, which leads to many health problems, but I don't think you can overdose on it) But just because people don't heed the warnings doesn't mean they should be shunned from society. They need to impose a "3 strikes you're out" law. If you can't find out for yourself how powerfully horrible some of the drugs are on 2 different occasions, you probably need to be thrown in a locked, constantly supervised rehab clinic. But no one should be punished for making bad decisions that don't effect others. It's your one and only life (well, known to man), and you should be able to lead it the way you want. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

00jag	It all depends on what type of opportunity you're talking about. The opportunity to seek help? Yes ofcourse. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

PlasticTrees	Yes we should (if they're rehabilitated). Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Summer Rain	absolutely give them the chance. Just because they are addicted to one substance or another, does not mean that they are bad people. The drug addicts are our: brothers, sisters, aunts,uncles, teachers, politicians etc. Do not judge unless youwant to be judged. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

White Lilies	Of course everybody deserves a second chance.Keeping them in the rehab. centres and counselling them will give them a chance to lead a proper life as well.They needed us to give them some moral support that these drug addicts can reform and become a better person as well.So why not? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

connieandmatt8485	are you a drug addict? I used to be a meth addict but I don't really understand what you mean. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

rockdstarchick	why not? yeah so what if they go and buy drugs with the money they get from working... its better than them stealing your stuff to go and pawn it for drugs... if you give them the opportunity they would take it .. and it keeps us from being victimized Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Daniel T	Only if the opportunity risks YOUR money! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

MOZ	yeah we should give them opportunities. They are drug addicts because they took a wrong turn in life. and how many of us can say we havent taken a wrong turn at some stage in life. I think these people have highly addictive personalities so they are suited to jobs which can be addictive... like sales. where you get a rush from every big contract you sign. Drug addicts have potential to become quite succesfull people. but the most important thing is that they have to be wanting to change their lifestyle . Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

suzanne	What sort of opportunities? Opportunities to try more and better drugs? To stop taking them? To give them a life after recovery? Come up with a perspective to start from, ask some questions (how, what, where, why, when) find some interesting/unusual examples online, come up with a summary and you're done! I even made it sound easy, which it probably won't be lol! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

BoRiQuA_MaMi	yea Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Good Times, Happy Times...	Tell your teacher that I said the war on drugs is really a war on black people. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

greyheart	yes, if they are willing then why not? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Cor	it is good to give them opportunities, but these opportunities must be controlled...drug addicts have cravings, and if you give them too much freedom, they may relapse (go back on the drug)...you have to give them a distraction as well as empower them with a sense of a being greater than themselves (GOD). The Alcoholic's Anonymous's 12 Step Program works well with Drug addicts too. I hope this helps. Do a google search for alcoholics anonymous to learn about the 12 step program. A Catholic Priest may also know about the 12 step program. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

banzai	looks like you're SOL on this one Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

paoakalani	i think rehabilitation helps more than locking them up. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

navalstone	no Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No