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Criminal

Jul. 17, 2001

Go With What Works

Shouldn't drug users who cause harm to others raise different questions, and answers, than users such as Robert Downey Jr. who do not harm anyone but themselves?

        By James P. Gray
        
        How is actor Robert Downey Jr.'s problem with drug abuse any different than Betty Ford's problem with alcohol abuse? Why is it appropriate to send Robert Downey Jr. to jail but send Betty Ford to treatment? Shouldn't drug users who cause harm to others raise different questions, and answers, th...

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