A top federal drug official is calling for the government to move “away from criminalization” under the drug war, saying that the country’s failure to offer drug treatment to incarcerated people only exacerbates the ongoing opioid overdose crisis. “It remains a common belief that simply stopping people from taking drugs while in jail or prison […]
Oh come on! We were this close to criminalization working! You’re gonna throw away all that progress over some hokey, unproven system like treatment and put all of our good Boys in Blue out of work?
Oh come on! We were this close to criminalization working! You’re gonna throw away all that progress over some hokey, unproven system like treatment and put all of our good Boys in Blue out of work?