There are some parents who think their kid’s drug addiction will get straightened out in prison. They’ve tried what they thought should work to get their kid to stop doing drugs, or alcohol, and it hasn’t worked. The kid may even have gone into a drug addiction treatment center of some sort - not usually the long term residential treatment that has the best success rate but, still, it was “treatment” and he had a chance.

So, parents kind of throw up their hands and decide to let the chips fall where they may. Whatever happens, happens. If he winds up in jail, so be it, he brought it on himself. And he’ll probably get straightened out in jail.

Not so. Check out this news story about the arrest that just took place in Miami-Dade County, Florida - a drug ring of five corrections officers and eight inmates and civilians were arrested for conspiracy to traffic drugs inside a prison. And, believe me, it’s far from the first time something like that has happened. I’ve heard prisoners say they had absolutely no problem getting drugs in prison.

The longer someone takes drugs, the higher the chances of them not making it out alive. Especially when it’s gotten to the point where the person is in jail - they’ve now entered the criminal element end of drug addiction.

If you’ve given up, try again. Get your kid, or someone else you care about, into a drug addiction treatment center. If you’re in Miami-Dade County, there are hundreds of facilities that offer drug rehab in Florida. If you need help, contact an intervention specialist who can help you.

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