How About a Meth Center Facility in Quincy?

When you think of St. Jude Hospital, you think of Memphis, Tennessee. When you think of the Mayo Clinic, you think of Rochester, Minnesota. It is with that in mind that I present to you yet another idea to make this City of Quincy economically sound and well known. It is called The Meth Hospital Center of America in Quincy.

That’s right, a Meth Hospital Center right here in Quincy to help rehab meth users and keep them out of our overcrowded jails and still place them in an incarcerated facility. It would be a center to work with these people to get them off of meth, learn a skill, get job placement and basically make them productive in our society. Throwing a convicted meth user in a jail will never rehabilitate that person. Once they get out, it’s back to the environment they were in before and the cycle continues.

With my plan, this center would be huge in its cause and its facility. It would create construction jobs, hire hundreds of employees and be a boon to the hotel and restaurant business for all of the visitors who would be coming to our city on a regular basis. Best of all, it would be a way to assist the growing numbers of people who are addicted to meth not only in this area but also around the country. Plus it would be built in the Midwest where the problem seems to be the worst. The other positive in this plan is the lessening of the overcrowding in our prison system.

So I can hear the opponents to my plan already. Where do we get the money for this? Who pays for the building? Who pays the employees? Good questions! It obviously would have to be funded by someone. But who? Obviously, the family of a user would be charged. Court fines could be levied by judges. Federal money could be solicited if our representatives get behind the idea. On an ongoing basis, confiscated drug money should be funneled to this project as well.

I know, everything comes down to money, but if we could find a way … what a way to turn a real meth problem into a win-win solution for meth users and our community, as well. I am always in favor of turning a problem into a positive. I await your thoughts and suggestions.