Florida Legislative Session: Criminalizing Addiction is Not a Solution

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Florida Legislative Session: Criminalizing Addiction is Not a Solution

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By Trudy Duffy | New Smyrna Beach

There are two bills in the current Florida legislative session, which runs for 60 days starting Jan 10, 2012, which address sentencing and treatment for non-violent offenders.

Criminalizing Addiction Doesn't Work

An estimated 26.5 percent of inmates admitted to prison during Fiscal Year 2009-10 were convicted of a drug crime. Almost two thirds of Florida inmates who enter prison for any crime also have a substance abuse problem, and more than 80 percent of those who could benefit from treatment are released without it due to funding constraints.