Today the Vermont Senate approved a bill designed to get more Vermonters with addiction problems into treatment. I want to thank the Senate and its leadership, particularly Sen. Dick Sears and the Judiciary Committee, for their hard work on legislation to help ensure that Vermonters with substance abuse problems get the help they need to stay sober and rebuild their lives. Moving addicts into treatment rather a jail cell when appropriate is not only the right thing to do for individuals and families, but for taxpayers, as well. It costs Vermont more than $1,000 a week to lock up an addict, but $136 a week to put that same person into outpatient treatment and back on the path to employment. At the same time, the bill will give our law enforcement better tools to fight drug dealers and the violent crime that too often accompanies the drug trade, helping to keep Vermonters safer while we also provide better treatment to those who are addicted. I look forward to working with the House as the legislation now moves to that chamber for consideration.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 18:44:09 +0000
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