Issue Position: Standing Firm on the Drug Epidemic

Issue Position

Eradicating the scourge of addiction is not something that can be accomplished by enabling it. It is essential that addiction programs focus on holistic rehabilitation-not reducing people to statistics. Methods currently in place are not working, as we have endeavored to treat the symptoms of this problem instead of addressing the root cause. I firmly believe that prevention is a far more effective means of ending the drug crisis, and we achieve that by expanding opportunities and resources for at-risk groups *before* they fall prey to addiction. Unemployment is the greatest cause of recidivism in reference to any criminal activity, and drug abuse is no different.

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