Dec 4, 2008

Addiction | The Government Should Direct Its Resources Toward Drug Treatment

In the following viewpoint, Joseph A. Califano challenges the notion that strict law enforcement measures will eliminate the problem of drug addiction. He maintains that a better solution is to provide treatment and job training for addicted inmates so that they can return to society as productive, law-abiding citizens. Califano is president of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, a think tank whose goals are to inform Americans of the economic and social costs of substance abuse; assess what works in prevention, treatment, and law enforcement; and...