>Also, why do people keep calling the cops on relatives and friends who OD?
They probably call 911 in the US, and the dispatcher is deciding who to send. Is there something that suggests otherwise?
Separate from OD cases, though, friends and family DO often try to turn in loved ones. Addiction often turns your loved ones into genuine risks for other family members. And, sadly, jail is often the only existing place to send them if you can't have them in your house.
> They probably call 911 in the US, and the dispatcher is deciding who to send. Is there something that suggests otherwise?
Ah, that explains it. In Germany, it's split - 110 calls the cops, and 112 medical/fire services.
> And, sadly, jail is often the only existing place to send them if you can't have them in your house.
It's a short-term fix, unfortunately. People suffering from addiction issues should not be in jail, they should be in a medical facility or whatever, as long as it does not appear on background checks.
Agreed. If there were a reasonable alternative, people would use it. There's not really anything like that in the US. The private institutions for addiction are shams. They exist to drain your insurance for 1 to 2 weeks, then boot the patient out until the insurance renews again a year later. They do nothing to fix addiction...just milk it for money.
They probably call 911 in the US, and the dispatcher is deciding who to send. Is there something that suggests otherwise?
Separate from OD cases, though, friends and family DO often try to turn in loved ones. Addiction often turns your loved ones into genuine risks for other family members. And, sadly, jail is often the only existing place to send them if you can't have them in your house.