Patrick P.

Villanueva ICT Block

https://www.girlsaskguys.com/health-fitness/q3836970-should-drug-addicts-be-helped-
rather-than-punished

When people are arrested for drug-related crimes, they are faced with criminal penalties
such as incarceration. But is punishing people really that effective? After serving jail time, people
suffering from a substance use disorder will often continue to use substances, which frequently leads to
further drug-related crime that lands them back in jail. Why isn’t punishment effective? Noted
psychologist and author B.F. Skinner extensively studied human behavior. Skinner wrote that a behavior
that is punished is likely to reappear after the consequences are withdrawn.1 additionally, forcing
abstinence through imprisonment isn’t treatment, and it doesn’t cure addiction. Individuals suffering from
addiction must learn relapse prevention techniques, including those who may only have been abstinent
due to incarceration.2 once individuals are released from prison, they return to the same—or worse—
pressures and stresses in life. Family dysfunction and peer pressure still exist. Daily life stress such as
difficulty finding work, lack of stable housing and compliance with parole or probation creates stressful
situations that can lead to substance abuse relapse. I agree to helped the drug addict because every
individuals with substance use disorders, court-ordered addiction treatment as punishment is an effective
blend of consequences and treatment. Incarceration alone isn’t an effective long-term solution, according
to research. One study reported that offenders who were in treatment for addiction but not incarcerated
experienced fewer social problems than offenders who were incarcerated and were more motivated to
change. This appears to show that people respond better to help than to punitive ones.

https://www.pyramidhealthcarepa.com/addiction-treatment-or-punishment-which-works-best-long-term?