Alabama says it’s tough on drug crime. It just perpetuates it.
Alabama says it’s tough on drug crime. It just perpetuates it.
www.al.com Archibald: Alabama says it’s tough on drug crime. It just perpetuates it.
It's ineffective, expensive, inhumane and unfair.
On average, a person seeking residential drug rehab in Alabama can expect to pay $58,607, according to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics. That’s in a state where the median family income – per family, not per person – is $59,609.
It is simply impossible for many people in Alabama to afford that. Alabama is among the poorest states in America with a poverty rate above 16%. And in Alabama, just four facilities offer free drug rehab treatment for all clients.
I would rather die than be locked up in Alabama.
