"The key issue is not the availability of drugs, but rather the problematic drug use caused by social exclusion." This takeaway reinforces the need for us to address the social environment in which Fortune operates. Therefore, bringing emphasis on how much we have to ensure that our service suggestions for Fortune will provide social support for the clients, within the physical Fortune walls, but also outside in their communities. For example, from what we have heard about the Castle, the Castle seems to have breached the physical walls and created a strong support system for clients within the neighborhood community.
The suggestion that the article brings forth is regarding business: "Studies have shown how that "taking care of business" gives motivation, meaning and structure to a drug user's day." Essentially, they suggest and give examples of success stories, of how helping drug users to start up businesses is a good distraction away from the drugs. Thus, what many drug help groups, globally, have done are provide business incubator services or business education. I think that helping people start up a business is a valid idea because it encompasses a whole set of needs, including financials, sense of ownership and pride, a passionate project, and so on.
BBC News, "Addicts need 'enterprise solution', March 24, 2002, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1889580.stm
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