Narconon of Georgia  

$0This article correctly questions placing drug dealers into the same drug courts as drug users.  $0$0$0$0One purpose of drug court is to help rehabilitate the individual from an addiction that has caused them to do bad things.   Morals for most of these people, took a temporary back seat to the addiction, and they got into trouble.  However, a review would most likely find that most addicts did not get into severe ethics and legal trouble until they started doing drugs.$0$0$0$0The wanton criminal behavior of a dealer is very different.  Their rehabilitation is best done in a prison and away from society.  One purpose of prison is to protect society from dangerous individuals.  If they care to be rehabilitated they can partake from the cell.$0$0$0$0Too many lives have been lost because drug dealers exist.  Heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and ecstasy, to name a few, all must be bought from dealers.  When someone dies the dealer should be held accountable.  If any are, it is very rare.$0$0$0$0Having them mingle with drug users who are trying to get themselves straight is definitely placing the wolf in the chicken pen. $0$0$0$0“PINEVILLE — A program designed to rehabilitate drug addicts convicted of non-violent, drug-related crimes is taking criticism from law enforcement and county officials for admitting convicted drug traffickers with an addiction.$0$0Drug Court is a national program that was implemented in Bell County on February 1, 2004. Drug addicts go through intensive treatment and counseling for at least a year in the program, in lieu of prison time. So far, there have been 209 total participants and 54 have successfully completed the program. $0$0Many referred into the program are convicted drug traffickers. Russell Alex Barnett of Middlesboro was indicted on two counts of dealing Oxycontin in 2007 and 2008, as well as one count of dealing cocaine in 2008. He entered a plea agreement and was convicted of one count of drug trafficking. He was sentenced in Bell County Circuit Court on December 31, 2008 to eight years in federal prison. After serving just over four months of his sentence, Barnett was granted shock probation and sent to Drug Court for his addiction problem.”….$0$0$0$0$0http://www.middlesborodailynews.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Drug+Court+under+fire+for+admitting+dealers+into+program%20&id=2981596&instance=home_news_lead$0$0$0$0Narconon Drug Treatment 877-413-3073$0$0 $0