Trouble is true addition IS a disorder - O.K. fine yes it is still that persons choice weather or not to put something in there body in the first place - BUT until that is done initially, there is no way to know if you are going to have that problem or not. If you do, after just a little bit, it's not your choice really anymore. Just like you might have a choice of weather or not to go into a medical hospital to visit someone, but if you get sick while there, you can not control what is in the air.
Farther, I don't believe anyone ought be forced to do anything about addiction in itself anymore than you would force someone with cancer to get kemmo (it's just NOT going to happen) - now that doesn't mean a free pass either though IF the person is aware of the issue.
I really don't know what to say there, mainly because if you are going to call addiction a dissease (and they have been for quite some time) then an addicted person is actually a sick person, therefore should be treated as though they are not well, because it has been classified as a disease. And if you are that sick, fine you might say hospital - but even that should only be forced in immediate situations, never to "punish", and a sick person definitely dose not belong in jail either!
I really don't know what I am saying other then if it is a disease, then don't treat the guy effected any different than someone that has cancer, if not, then a lot has to change because regardless of whether I think this should be or not, lots of times a court will order someone to get treatment for that - well, like I said, if it is a disease, don't takl to them or act any differant than if they had cancer - if it is not a disease - then there is absolutely no point in any treatment, because there is nothing wrong - so what is it?
Sure you can be both an addict and a criminal - but being an addict in itself dose not make you a criminal - even if it's to something controlled that you have no script for - yes you broke the law then - but in and of itself, that dose not make you any more of a criminal than illegal parking dose.