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Steve Fulop on Drugs
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Transition addicted inmates to outpatient drug treatment
[Under NJ's in-prison drug treatment program], counselors offer intensive daily treatment: from sunrise until sunset, clients move from a morning prayer & community meetings to didactics focusing upon sexual abuse, anger management, & domestic violence.
As a wizened priest shared, "We can't think our ourselves into new behaviors, but we can behave ourselves into new thinking." By creating a community apart from the general incarcerated population, the addict adopts new healthy behaviors.
Within the daily ritual of the therapeutic community, the addicts mimic new behaviors.
The addict moves from jail to structured, sober housing. Through Mayor Steve Fulop's foresight, at Martin's Place in Jersey City we offer intensive outpatient
treatment for addicts and co-occurring treatment for addicted persons with mental health disabilities. If a person fails to abide by the requirements of the addictions treatment protocol, the client is subjected to judicial monitoring or sanctions.
Source: Newark Star Ledger OpEd on 2017 New Jersey governor's race
, Dec 16, 2015
Wait for other states to see pro's and con's of legalization
Given all that it took to get a medical marijuana program up and running in New Jersey, you might think that the idea of legalizing recreational use of cannabis would be low on the list of agenda items for lawmakers here.
But, with states like Colorado and Oregon showing that legalization can prove to be a big budget boon without--so far--a terrible downside, New Jersey lawmakers are planning to at least start seriously talking about it.
Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop said he's still studying the issue. "I think that there's certainly pros and cons," he said this week, "and we've heard both sides of it and we're trying to learn what
works in other states and it's very early in the conversation still and we wouldn't wanna do something that has an adverse impact on urban areas like the one I'm responsible for."
Source: NJ-TV online on 2017 New Jersey Gubernatorial race
, Nov 13, 2015
Study legalization of recreational cannabis in other states
Given all that it took to get a medical marijuana program up and running in New Jersey, you might think that the idea of legalizing recreational use of cannabis would be low on the list of agenda items for lawmakers here. But, with states like
Colorado and Oregon showing that legalization can prove to be a big budget boon without--so far--a terrible downside, New Jersey lawmakers are planning to at least start seriously talking about it. Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, a
Democrat, said he's still studying the issue. "I think that there's certainly pros and cons," he said this week, "and we've heard both sides of it and we're trying to learn what works in other states and it's very early in the conversation still and we
wouldn't wanna do something that has an adverse impact on urban areas like the one I'm responsible for."
Senator Ray Lesniak said he would consult with those involved in drug recovery efforts before making a decision.
Source: NJTVonline.org on 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial race
, Nov 13, 2015
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