Fear of fentanyl and a desire to look proactive are driving many state lawmakers to take approaches which, in the past, have caused more harm than good 📝: Tara Law (TaraLaw27)
Such narratives enable politicians to paint fentanyl—and those who traffic in it—as particularly nefarious. But really, it’s a public health crisis—not a crisis of criminality. “What we need is to ramp up the things that we know prevent people from dying of overdoses, and not continue to focus on the enforcement side, where we have very little evidence that that improves public health outcomes,” says Robin Pollini, an associate professor of public health at West Virginia University.
Colorado’s attempt to separate the “users” from the “dealers” is based on a “false distinction,” says Dr. Sarah Axelrath, who treats Denver patients with substance use disorder. Most of the drug dealers she encounters are users themselves, and are engaging in “subsistence level drug distribution:” trading drugs to sustain their addiction, and to meet basic needs.
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