“Nobody has the right to possess crack, period,” says Sgt. Orlando Rolon of the Orlando police. Not even a drug-treatment facility, says Rolon, who thinks that the Bush incident could codify rules for how facilities dispose of illegal drugs. “Hopefully, changes will take place,” he says.
By shielding Bush from the law, the center might not be doing her any favors. “It’s important that addicted people that run into trouble be held to the same standards,” says William C. Moyers of the Hazelden Foundation, a leading treatment center. “The consequences are often an avenue to recovery.”
