Drug Treatments

I believe that between the options of putting drug addicts in jail or sending them to mandatory drug treatment programs depends on the addict. If the addict is willing to change, the better option would be to put the drug addicts in a mandatory drug treatment program. The program would only work if the addicts were genuinely willing to change. If the addicts are not willing to change, then they would just fall back into the cycle.  Mandatory drug treatment programs could probably help those who know that it is about time that they stopped messing with drugs. If the addict begins to realize that what he or she is doing is ruining their lives, then maybe it would be better for them to be placed in a program. I feel like if the addicts are not willing to change their ways, they should be put in jail.  Putting them in jail is better because it keeps them off the street and out of temptation.  Even in jail, they could possibly try and get some kind of help from others who are willing to share their stories. Many addicts can figure out how to help each other.  If the addicts become close to a group of people with the same issues and all of them decide to get help, then that could benefit them. No one wants to go through a treatment program by themselves without any support.