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Re:Launch HN: Promise (YC W18) – Cost-effective, more humane... by koolba on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @05:12PM (#16632715)
Failing a test, or more accurately the fear of failing a test, and being cut off from a supply are separate concepts.
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Re:Launch HN: Promise (YC W18) – Cost-effective, more humane... by kevindqc on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @07:01PM (#16633607)
That's why I mention sending them to jail if the test is failed. Society gave them a chance and they failed - now they go through the usual process.
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Re:Launch HN: Promise (YC W18) – Cost-effective, more humane... by sobani on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @06:43AM (#16636878)
Wait, you believe going to jail is the usual process for addiction recovery?
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Re:Launch HN: Promise (YC W18) – Cost-effective, more humane... by kevindqc on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @11:15AM (#16638721)
No? Someone just mentioned it was an upside when going to jail that would be lost if people don't go to jail.
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