tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post3034344294348306824..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Texas' anti-meth law shifted production to Mexico; prevention and treatment underfundedGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-87500091991450118622008-07-11T21:56:00.000-05:002008-07-11T21:56:00.000-05:00If the lege, and the liberal illuminiti, would agr...If the lege, and the liberal illuminiti, would agree that it should be added to 42.12 that no offender can get probation/deferred without mandatory safpf as a condition. <BR/><BR/>Same if they take pen time instead of treatment, which is the standard choice by most drug offenders, even if the state jail or pen time is much longer than safpf would be. They would have to successfully complete a 6 month stint in safpf rehab before they could begin their tdcj sentence.<BR/><BR/>The present situation is ineffective. Defendants, who listen to the "very knowledgeable" jailhouse lawyers, will almost always choose a 12 to 18 month state jail sentence over a a three year probation with safpf.<BR/><BR/>They wanna get high. No amount of rehab is gonna help until they wanna get straight.<BR/><BR/>No amount of pouring money on the problem (the democratic way) is gonna solve the problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-30281199997273734232008-07-10T19:28:00.000-05:002008-07-10T19:28:00.000-05:00Why not take this model of "behind the counter" me...Why not take this model of "behind the counter" medicine one more step... surely there are lots of prescription meds that dont really REALLY need a doctor's order... <BR/><BR/>Moving those drugs out of the realm of "prescription only" will reduce the cost of healthcare for everyone and keep the doctors focusing on more serious health concerns.<BR/><BR/>What could possibly go wrong?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com