If Addiction Is A Disease, Should Relapse Mean Jail Time?

BOSTON (AP) — Less than two weeks after a court ordered Julie Eldred to not use drugs while on probation, she tested positive for the powerful opioid fentanyl. The woman, who has severe substance use disorder, spent the next 10 days behind bars in Massachusetts until her lawyer could find a bed for her at a treatment facility.
In a unique case that could have big implications, Eldred is now challenging the practice of requiring people with addiction to remain drug free as a condition of pr