I looked for 60 seconds and found anywhere from $2k a month to $20k. To HELP people. To, ideally, help them turn their lives around. You honestly gonna compare that to jail, for one, and the majority negative outcomes, for 2, of jail?
Given the good it amounted to in my experience. Yes.
He wasn't the only one that needed help. Protect the innocent first.
I've seen people make it out - who were helped by rehab. I think. But they are so rare. And taking away legal consequences for people who choose to live like this absolutely terrifies me. No kidding. Because I know what addicts will do when they can get away with it.