I wonder how much of the general SF street chaos is literally just meth https://www.sfdph.org/dph/files/MethTaskForce/Meth%20Task%20Force%20Final%20Report_FULL.pdf …pic.twitter.com/DyetLcsLDp
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Kinda just want to reiterate that HALF of the people who wind up in SF's primary psychiatric ER are there for reasons directly related to being high on meth
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Eventually we'll have to confront the fact that we don't really know how to effectively treat meth addiction. Some people recover, and most people don't. Even residential rehab results in only a 13% success rate for continuous abstinence over 3 years https://www.researchgate.net/publication/224916528_Evaluating_the_impact_of_community-based_treatment_options_on_methamphetamine_use_Findings_from_the_Methamphetamine_Treatment_Evaluation_Study_MATES …pic.twitter.com/96w9FRxW3W
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This highlights how misguided it is for a city to ignore dealers & try to make up for it with treatment accessibility. Recovery isn't in the cards for most people who develop a genuine addiction, which is exactly why it makes for a great business for the people selling this shit
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How do we combat it? If the recovery rate is so low, we need to focus on prevention. Our current drug war doesn't seem to be stopping it and it comes with some terrible unintended consequences. Do you have any ideas?
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Focus on prosecuting dealers, and actually make that a priority. There really are parts of SF where you can find & successfully buy whatever you want in broad daylight — I know people who've done it, repeatedly. Focus on substances with great social cost & ignore DEA scheduling.
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Marijuana too. "Use of high-potency weed almost doubled the odds of having psychosis..."https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/03/19/704948217/daily-marijuana-use-and-highly-potent-weed-linked-to-psychosis …
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