Why Won’t Government Spend More Money on Drug Treatment Programs?

Published February 6, 2014

Question by waltonluke63: why won’t government spend more money on drug treatment programs?
like more detox centers for alcoholics, yet will spend billions on useless war in iraq?don’t they realize making investement in human life will increase!!? productivity in nation, saving billions in all industries, including medical and judicial system?

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Answer by Cecilia M
Why should so many more tax dollars go toward folks who make the conscious decision to start drinking and/or doing drugs? Addicts should be held accountable for their own choices…and not saddle the govt with their problems any more than they already have.

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