In fact, if we are dealing with a criminal, the way that society looks at the person is different from the way society looks towards people who suffer from an illness. The respect that is devoted to that person is different under a criminalization framework than it is when you consider that you are dealing with a chronic relapsing condition, as Mr. Felicella already told us.
I believe this makes a lot of difference. Even among health personnel, the attitude became quite different.