You Are Treating a Cocaine Addict Who Was Incarcerated for a Drug-

Multiple Choice

You are treating a cocaine addict who was incarcerated for a drug- related crime, began using again when released, committed another drug-related crime, was incarcerated again, and is now released again. Why was being imprisoned insufficient to stop a relapse?

A) Offenders of drug-related crimes have high rates of recidivism.
B) Treatment is more effective than incarceration at reducing drug use and drug-related crime.
C) The "war on drugs" spends too much money on incarceration and not enough on prevention and treatment.
D) A zero-tolerance approach is better than a harm-reduction approach.