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Re: Utah Welfare Drug Testing Results Find Only 12 Drug Users at Cost of Over $30,000
Yep. The system has evolved into being self-perpetuating. There's no money in actually allowing people to be cured or allowing them to go on their way because they have no real issues.
This. The 'rehab' programs are pretty much a joke and it has gotten much worse. It is recommended by the NASW that case managers host no more than a caseload of 25-30 clients. Today...typically...they are carrying anywhere from 90-120. Docs are seeing clients for about 5 minutes to review meds every 3 months. Outpatient 'classes' (if held at all-many are just pencil whipped...sign in here and see you on Tuesday) are canned materials that discusses the dangers of evil drugs with no therapy as to WHY people are on drugs. Oh yeah...and a whole lot of threat an consequence discussed. Oh...and did I mention drug treatment groups are a GREAT place to go and score drugs? People in a court ordered status are typically not there because they WANT to be but because they HAVE to be.
Not to disparage ALL court ordered treatment programs...but the vast majority? Yep. Oh..and once you are court ordered if you ARE private pay...they have your nuts in a vise. Yes...you completed the drug treatment, but we are going to recommend to the judge that before you are released you go through counseling. Under 18 and smoke? Why obviously you need smoking cessation classes. At any time cop to using porn? Hmmmm...with your substance abuse history, problems with what we see as depression, we think you are 'at risk' for committing a sexual crime. We are going to recommend to the judge you go through the NOJOS program. And you are under 21 and have had a drink? Well...there is this whole "not a drop" policy...I think maybe you need treatment til you are 21....
Yep. The system has evolved into being self-perpetuating. There's no money in actually allowing people to be cured or allowing them to go on their way because they have no real issues.