Pelosi: It’s Cheaper to Treat Teens for Drug Use Than Interdict Drugs at Border

[bobbyw24]

(CNSNews.com) - While pointing out that it is the responsibility of the federal government to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) said Thursday it is cheaper to treat teens for drug use than it is to interdict drugs being smuggled across the border.

CNSNews.com pointed out to the speaker at her weekly press briefing that a recent Justice Department report indicated that one in five U.S. teenagers used drugs last year, and then asked: “Are you committed to sealing the border against the influx of illegal drugs from Mexico and, if so, do you have a target date in mind for getting that done?”

“Well if your question is about drugs, I’m for reducing demand in the United States,” said Pelosi. “That is what our responsibility is on this subject. The RAND Corporation a few years ago did a report that said it would be much less expensive for us to, through prevention first and foremost, but through treatment on demand to reduce demand in our country, is the cheapest way to solve this problem.

“Incarceration is the next cheapest,” Pelosi continued. “It costs seven times more to incarcerate than to have treatment on demand. It costs 15 times more to interdict at the border. And it costs 25 times more with eradication of the cocoa leaf. This is an issue that it is very important to our country because of what it’s doing to our teenagers. That is the problem, what it is doing to our people.”

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http://cnsnews.com/news/article/65419

[cmasslibertarian]

well they should be legal anyway, which would solve a good deal of this whole border mess

[bobbyw24]

well they should be legal anyway, which would solve a good deal of this whole border mess

Pelosi is too dumb to get that

[Working Poor]

$#%*(@ bitch...

[tangent4ronpaul]

Incredible...

-t

[Tabby]

“Incarceration is the next cheapest,” Pelosi continued. “It costs seven times more to incarcerate than to have treatment on demand. It costs 15 times more to interdict at the border. And it costs 25 times more with eradication of the cocoa leaf. This is an issue that it is very important to our country because of what it’s doing to our teenagers. That is the problem, what it is doing to our people.”
gfht.
Why even consider this? Why?

[TC95]

Ha, ha, ha! This inspired one of the article's commenters to donate to Pelosi's challenger! :D

[John of Des Moines]

The proper answer is, "What a whore!"

[tangent4ronpaul]

It costs seven times more to incarcerate than to have treatment on demand.
It costs 15 times more to interdict at the border.
And it costs 25 times more with eradication of the cocoa leaf.

This is actually very good news. She knows the country is broke, and is considering ending the drug war to save money.

Incarceration - too expensive. GOOD! California has been releasing prisoners early too - but probably not the ones that would be good to release - knowing them.

Controlling the border is too expensive - BAD! - that's illegal immigration too.

Meddling with other countries is too expensive - GOOD! and probably the exact same reason we are pulling out of Iraq.

-t

[fedup100]

WARNING GRAPHIC RESULTS OF THE PHONY WAR ON DRUGS!

Her Daddy was a big time mafia drug kingpin, that old stretched out whore really knows here dope business.

I have said it at least 22 times here, we are living a "planet of the Apes" reality in this country.

Pot is like killing and jailing people for possessing jelly beans. If we don't legalize ALL drugs and cut the profits, this is our future and whore Nancy is all for it:

Edited and removed mutilated bodies murdered for Nancy's and O's drug business. Please go to this link for your viewing pleasure. It should be front page of every newspaper so the stupid illegal supporters and americans can get a real perspective.

http://republicbroadcasting.org/?p=8419

[risiusj]

You should probably edit that so the pictures are linked, not embedded.

[Philhelm]

What Pelosi was leading up to is that ultimately, it is even cheaper to kill drug addicts (and their dogs too, of course).

[RM918]

You should probably edit that so the pictures are linked, not embedded.

I agree, that was pretty horrible. A warning is not sufficient.

[fedup100]

They do not want people to see it. There is a fricken civil war on our southern border but no one knows it because CNN didn't report it.

People NEED to see this to understand.

[Danke]

they do not want people to see it. There is a fricken civil war on our southern border but no one knows it because cnn didn't report it.

People need to see this to understand.

5-4-3-2....




+ no posting of graphically offensive material. If there is a valid reason that relates to the campaign as to why something graphic is of value then post a link to the content and provide a clear warning adjacent to the link explaining the issue

[fedup100]

5-4-3-2....

Consider it removed, just for you. Should you and your family become one of the unfortunate recipients of these illegal murderous thugs revenge, it will not be posted or reported either.

Out of sight out of mind.

[Danke]

Consider it removed, just for you. Should you and your family become one of the unfortunate recipients of these illegal murderous thugs revenge, it will not be posted or reported either.

Out of sight out of mind.

:rolleyes:

[mczerone]

Its cheaper to send people to room 101 and then have them happily obey than it is to kill them and have more people start to question the regime.

[constituent]

lol, the teens are already treating themselves. hence the "drug" use.