Taking a hard line, Amy Winehouse’s dad says Great Britain is throwing out its money on the treatment of drug addicts who are too quick to say “yes, yes, yes” to rehab, according to an Associated Press report.
Mitch Winehouse told British lawmakers on Parliament’s Home Affairs Select Committee Tuesday that many addicts who take up treatment as an alternative to a jail time have no intention of trying to quit drugs. He further said officials are too ready to offer rehab to convicted criminals while non-offending addicts have to wait months for treatment.
Of course, Amy Winehouse is famous for “Rehab,” a song about a woman who refuses drug addiction treatment. Winehouse is also well-known from her various run-ins with the law regarding her own drug usage. She was fined in Norway for illegal marijuana possession in 2007, but has never spent time in prison for any drug offense.
Lawmakers are holding an inquiry into cocaine abuse in Great Britain.
BELOW (video): South African Creed-rock band Seether covers Amy Winehouse’s drug clinic anthem, “Rehab.“
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MusicVixen says...
Wow, you know you're in bad shape when your parents take up a case against you with the entire Parliament! Guess this is explains why Pete Doherty isn't in prison yet though.
