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What Is Best For Lindsay Lohan - Jail Or A Rehab Center?



Lindsay Lohan has become one of many people who fall victim to drugs and find that they lose their perspective and ability to make positive life choices. Her alleged addiction has led to a series of bad choices, which have found her fall foul of the law on more than one occasion.



Lindsay is an American actress, model and singer who has been making movies and modeling since she was a child. However, the start of Lindsay's problems with the law began when in 2007 she was pulled over by police while driving and charged with driving under the influence.



Since then, she has been in and out of rehab facilities several times and been in trouble with the law for failing drug tests while still on probation. On September 17, Lindsay admitted via her Twitter account that she had failed yet another drug test and would be prepared to face the consequences. She will be called to account for this by the Los Angeles court system and it could result in Lindsay being sent back to jail.



All this begs the question: which is better for Lindsay and people like her: jail or rehab? Most experts agree that rehab is the preferred treatment for drug or alcohol addiction and that jail time will do little to solve the underlying cause of her behavior.



There are many different things that can cause someone to become addicted to some kind of drug. The reasons can be linked to socio-economic or environmental situations and drugs can be used as an escape or as a kind of rebellion. Many courts are now recognizing that in general people should undergo rehabilitation in place of jail sentences in order to achieve better outcomes for them and for society too.



Unfortunately, too many celebrities enter rehab facilities and leave before they can really be successfully treated for their addictions. True rehabilitation is a long process and it requires ongoing psychological assistance and therapy to understand the reasons for the addiction and to give the person the strategies to overcome their addiction psychologically and prevent relapses.



Drug rehab is the best choice for Lindsay Lohan in order to allow her to be able to overcome her demons and hopefully avoid falling foul of the law again. It remains to be seen if Lindsay can overcome her problems and regain some equilibrium in her life, but rehab remains her best option for getting her life and career back on track.