DA announces crackdown on illegal drugs in Coalfield

anonymous wrote:

I wish we could stop spending money on the War on Drugs. They can use our tax dollars to arrest every pill-head in the county and the very next day a whole new crop of them will show up the next day.
Arresting these people DOESN'T WORK. You arrest some body who's already on drugs, they now have a record, no one will hire them, which means to survive they have to go back to the druggy lifestyle.
Just let them go to the pharmacy and buy there stupid little pills. Its better then having them rob the place for them.

Actually, arresting them does work for some.

So tell us, how are these people supposed to be able to go into a pharmacy and "buy" these pills themselves when they still don't have money? Or was that your feeble attempt at being "clever?"

Acer wrote:

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Actually, arresting them does work for some.
So tell us, how are these people supposed to be able to go into a pharmacy and "buy" these pills themselves when they still don't have money? Or was that your feeble attempt at being "clever?"

I don't know why you want to make fun of me, the phrase "Or was that your feeble attempt at being "clever?"" In this example. But I'm an adult, your an adult, lets act like adults? I think we can discuss what we agree and disagree on while being respectful to each other. It just makes me sad we can't have a conversation about our community with out people being rude. It makes me think we'll never all just get along and work on improving our adjoining lots in life.

I would suggest they'd buy them from money they make at there jobs. Seeing as how they are not criminalized for using drugs, or arrested and have charges on there record keeping them from having a job.

Take for example what Sweden does for opiate (heroin, Oxycontin, ect). They have clinics the addicts go to where they are given there drug, some counseling, and sent about there day. This lowers the public cost of there addiction by preventing the public from having to pay to incarcerate the person, while having a higher rate of getting people off drugs, and with the chance of drug addicts being able get a job and pay taxes them selves.

While you are right that arrest does stop some people from returning to jail that's only 25% of those arrested. 75% of people arrested return to prison. Source http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm... this DOJ study, some what old but the best I could find on there website.(Newer statistics from less offical sources put the number higher.)

I tend to think of things as investments. An expensive bet, that only returns a profit 25% of the time you make it is not good business sense. If it rearrest rate was 49% I would agree that arrest is a good fiscal option for our country, since we'd be rehabbing more people then not. As it stands we are just sinking money.

What do you think?

Lucy wrote:

Im contacting Topix and having this nonsense removed. Everyone knows A.C.C runs a clean program..

Oh my. You are terribly misguided. I can say from first hand experience that ACC is a pill mill. I'm not sure how they are still operating. Sure- they might "discharge" a patient for non- compliance, but they let them come right back. All they have to do is put on a decent sob story.

They even have their own pharmacy right there in the building!

Previous Employee wrote:

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Oh my. You are terribly misguided. I can say from first hand experience that ACC is a pill mill. I'm not sure how they are still operating. Sure- they might "discharge" a patient for non- compliance, but they let them come right back. All they have to do is put on a decent sob story.
They even have their own pharmacy right there in the building!

Somebody is getting rich! Maybe we need to invest in a pharmacy. Call it "Pill Mill Pharmacy" and have it open 24/7 with a drive thru.

When did June Scotts son start selling drugs off his front porch and why does he get away with it

because we all buy from him.

the marihuna helicopter done been making its rounds and i shot it the moon this morning i dont smoke the stuff anyhoo but get sick of them noseying around

One wrote:

<quoted text>Somebody is getting rich! Maybe we need to invest in a pharmacy. Call it "Pill Mill Pharmacy" and have it open 24/7 with a drive thru.

>> Tax Revenue
>> Drop in the crime rate
>> Less people to in prions, saves money for county.
>> Tell who addicts are easier
>> Less families separated

I would like to say to the employee of ACC of Wartburg and Lucy, the things said here are not lies. I've read the comments and agree there is so much abuse there! There is not enough restrictions! For example- heard of 2 people who overdosed last week that were patients there. The wife DIED!!
And I know of a man who has a lengthy arrest record, he started seeing Dr. Redmon. He took urine in from a family member and walked out with scripts! The drug screening should be better controlled. Most facilities have the patient to lock up personal items and monitor the test(urine analysis). This ensures no cheating! Patients for years have gotten away by bringing urine in!
And if Lucy the NP was reading the above posts I hope she would be open to scrutiny of the clinic.