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Addiction should never be treated as a crime. it has to be treated as a health problem. we do not send alcoholics to jail in this country. over 500,000 people are in our jails who are nonviolent drug users.
-Ralph Nader
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Addiction Should Never Be Treated As A

Ralph Nader
Addiction should never be treated as a crime. it has to be treated as a health problem. we do not send alcoholics to jail in this country. over 500,000 people are in our jails who are nonviolent drug users.
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