​Jim Hawkins is your candidate for re-election to State Representative in the Second Bristol District of Attleboro. He is a graduate of Colby College with an MBA from Providence College. He has been a homeowner in Attleboro for over 35 years. Jim has been an eager and supportive advocate for local businesses and has earned a glowing reputation as a steadfast and effectual champion for public education.
We all agree that Opioid addiction has reached crisis proportions. But it is not enough to just throw money at the problem. Addiction is a disease and must be treated that way. We must make treatment and recovery options available to people who need them. If a near death experience is not enough to make a person want to do the hard work to recover then mandatory confinement will not help either. Penalties for drug dealers may sound nice but it has nothing to do with recovery which is where we must focus our efforts.