Not only have mandatory minimum drug sentences become the leading cause of prison overcrowding in the United States, Anderson reports that research now shows that these sentences may actually be responsible for the perpetuation of drug use and abuse. Examining how mandatory sentencing guidelines have contributed to the perpetuation of drug use and abuse, Anderson goes on to note that when drug users are sentenced to prison, they do not receive the rehabilitation that they need in order to stop using drugs...
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While some may be able to quit using during their prison sentence, the inability to deal with the long-term problems associated with addiction prompts many offenders to begin using drugs once they are released from prison. What this effectively suggests is that mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenders do not solve the social problem of drug abuse...
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