A couple points (I will never drink Bud Lite), Riverview was a place no one wanted to go to, so problem people behaved themselves and tried to not be a nuisance.
Native people are over represented in jails, so the system tries to be politically correct and lets native criminals get a free pass. Will the same principle apply to the treatment center?
Drunk drivers are punished because they made a choice to have a drink, even though they obviously are incapable of being responsible now. Why are people who choose drugs instead of booze not treated the same as a drunk and held to be responsible for their condition??
Riverview must've been scary for patients (it's scary now!). Still, there must be some lessons to be learned from a century of operations. We're going dig into what went on there (and who the patients were) and get back to readers.
Some front line experts say the most enduring and constructive way to reduce the unjust amount of Indigenous people in jail will take a generation/s-long effort to help Indigenous communities become more economically self-sufficient, create sustainable jobs, and improve their health care.
Since addiction is now largely seen as a health issue, it is strange we've not seen similar public health campaigns warning about the dangers of hard drugs – which can cause lifelong addictions, brain injury or death – as we've had with smoking and alcohol.
A couple points (I will never drink Bud Lite), Riverview was a place no one wanted to go to, so problem people behaved themselves and tried to not be a nuisance.
Native people are over represented in jails, so the system tries to be politically correct and lets native criminals get a free pass. Will the same principle apply to the treatment center?
Drunk drivers are punished because they made a choice to have a drink, even though they obviously are incapable of being responsible now. Why are people who choose drugs instead of booze not treated the same as a drunk and held to be responsible for their condition??
Hi Firewood,
Thanks for your comments.
Riverview must've been scary for patients (it's scary now!). Still, there must be some lessons to be learned from a century of operations. We're going dig into what went on there (and who the patients were) and get back to readers.
Some front line experts say the most enduring and constructive way to reduce the unjust amount of Indigenous people in jail will take a generation/s-long effort to help Indigenous communities become more economically self-sufficient, create sustainable jobs, and improve their health care.
Since addiction is now largely seen as a health issue, it is strange we've not seen similar public health campaigns warning about the dangers of hard drugs – which can cause lifelong addictions, brain injury or death – as we've had with smoking and alcohol.