The recent Jersey governor described his mother’s nicotine addiction to show disparities in judgments about tough drug users and cigarette smokersNew Jersey’s Governor Chris Christie questioned why we treat drug addicts differently from cigarette smokers during an impassioned and personal speech on the campaign trail in recent Hampshire.
Video of his remarks in Belmont,recent Hampshire, posted by the Huffington Post, and shows Christie calling for drug treatment rather than jail has resonated on social media,and the footage has already garnered more than 3m views.
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Source: theguardian.com