On Monday (October 19) U.K. Parliament’s Home Affairs Select Committee in London held meetings into cocaine use in the U.K. So, who better to address the topic of drug use in the UK and rehab than Mitch Winehouse, Amy Winehouse’s dad?

Mitch spoke to the committee about the current policy that only allows some criminals to receive rehab treatment, while others have to find other ways to get help. He claimed that some addicts are committing more serious crimes in order to receive treatment for their drug addictions.

“Anecdotally people are definitely committing [offenses] so they can have a chance, and it’s only a chance, of receiving treatment”.

Mitch also said that some criminals use rehab as a way to get out of serving jail time.

What do you think? Should rehab be available to anyone that wants it in the UK? Do some use rehab as a way to avoid jail?

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