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reappear after the consequences are withdrawn.1 additionally, forcing abstinence through imprisonment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?