AHS Views

Whose responsibility is it to make sure that there are enough drug treatment centers available to help addicts? Should setting up successful drug treatment programs fall on the shoulders of governments, church groups or religious leaders? Or even private citizens? How about the communities in which drug rehab is needed most?

A recent article reports that one community in southern Tennessee is setting up drug treatment facilities by forming their own association. The group, which consists of several business owners, has seen what drug addiction is doing to their area and they want to do something about it.

The community group currently has 15 members – all from an area responsible for nearly half the city’s drug complaints.  The group hopes to raise enough money and get some government help to get a successful drug rehab program up and running. Unfortunately, the local government is currently not offering much support.