Police–even if nice, reform-ish, diverse, w/ a nurse at the precinct–are simply wrong tool for job of opioid abusehttps://twitter.com/LeoBeletsky/status/866673277447544833 …
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Replying to @ChaseMadar
I don't know enough to have the right to an opinion, but assuming you're correct, what would work better (short of decriminalization)?
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Replying to @davidrieff
I'm afraid my only answer is: decriminalization. True paradigm shift to public health model means shifting authority to Dept of Health from…
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Replying to @ChaseMadar
That doesn't mean it always will be: look at marijuana. But for now it is, & even assuming the best, what is to be done in the interim?
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Replying to @davidrieff
I'll tellya what I'm doing in interim: pushing back as journo against broader criminalizaiton + working to mainstream basic notion of decrim
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Given new interest in decrim due to opioid crisis, I can realistically see major (piecemeal, but major) changes in 5-10 yrs.
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