“If we are to achieve our goals of saving lives, of ending mass incarceration, and uprooting systemic inequities behind racial, economic and other disparities, we must implement 21st century drug strategies.”filtermag.org/weaponizing-mi…
“Researchers, reformers, politicians and law enforcement professionals in the United States and across the globe have recognized we can no longer rely on our long-established system of criminalization and urging people to abstain from drug use.”
“For a start, there have been zero overdose deaths recorded in around 120 safe consumption sites (SCS) operating across the world, where naloxone and trained staff are always on hand.”
“Further, according to this policy brief by AMFAR (the Foundation for AIDS Research) among much other evidence, SCS resulted in positive health outcomes, do not increase crime, have many beneficial impacts on the lives of people who use drugs—
—including reductions in disease and risky behaviors, and increased uptake of treatment options—and are demonstrably cost-effective. Research shows unequivocally that SCS saves lives.”
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