“Crystal is a self solving problem”
If dependents are being demonstrably abused/neglected by a parent who is abusing legal or illegal drugs, then the state ought to step in if there are no family members who will take custody. But what makes this different from some other family problem? I’m sure that there are many drug-free households that you wouldn’t want kids to grow up in, too. Jail may supposedly “straighten out” the parent, but I don’t see how it can help the child.