AHS Views

Have you ever heard of NIMBY? It stands for “Not In My Back Yard” and that’s exactly the feeling of many people who don’t want drug treatment facilities in their community. The facilities usually protested are drug rehab centers, half way houses and transitional homes where many former addicts go to change their lives.

A rural community in Michigan is currently protesting the expansion of a drug rehab center close to their homes. According to an article in the The Times Herald, residents say that they moved to the suburbs to get away from the problems of the city – including drugs.
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But where is the right place to put centers that offer help to drug addicts? The reality of the situation is that in urban areas, ex-addicts are more exposed to drugs that in a rural setting, which makes it harder for them to stay off drugs once they’ve completed a drug rehab program.

How would you feel if a drug rehab center was going to be set up in your neighborhood?