Opposition Leader Delia Lawrie says the story of one patient escaping the Northern Territory Governments new Mandatory Alcohol Treatment Centres is proof the new policy is flawed and will not work.
Ms Lawrie said even Chief Minister Adam Giles has admitted the program will have a low success rate.
“Adam Giles The Chief Minister says well we think we’ll have a 5% success rate, The Health Minister says well I think about 10%, so they can’t agree amongst themselves on that. So you are dealing with the very high, pointy end of a handful of people, when in fact there are several thousand people out there with a chronic drinking problem, so you’ve still got all the social problems (and) you’ve still got all the crime.”
Last month Attorney General John Elferink admitted he was surprised at the small amount of people to be admitted to the treatment program.
via Hot 100 FM
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