OBJECTIVES: Recently, driven largely by opioid-related deaths, President Donald Trump proclaimed that the opioid problem was now a national emergency. What looks like a radical shift to a more compassionate drug policy-one that favors treatment over incarceration-has encouraged many to hope that there will be far fewer drug-related arrests and deaths than there were in previous decades. METHODS AND RESULTS: We present evidence showing that large numbers of drug-related arrests persist and that racial discrimination is evident in opioid-related arrests. In addition, conventional strategies implemented to address opioid-related deaths have proven inadequate. CONCLUSIONS: We propose solutions grounded in reason and evidence rather than moralism. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
OBJECTIVES: Recently, driven largely by opioid-related deaths, President Donald Trump proclaimed that the opioid problem was now a national emergency. What looks like a radical shift to a more compassionate drug policy-one that favors treatment over incarceration-has encouraged many to hope that there will be far fewer drug-related arrests and deaths than there were in previous decades. METHODS AND RESULTS: We present evidence showing that large numbers of drug-related arrests persist and that racial discrimination is evident in opioid-related arrests. In addition, conventional strategies implemented to address opioid-related deaths have proven inadequate. CONCLUSIONS: We propose solutions grounded in reason and evidence rather than moralism. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
Authors: Shayla Nolen; Xiao Zang; Avik Chatterjee; Czarina N Behrends; Traci C Green; Aranshi Kumar; Benjamin P Linas; Jake R Morgan; Sean M Murphy; Alexander Y Walley; Shapei Yan; Bruce R Schackman; Brandon D L Marshall Journal: Addiction Date: 2021-12-05 Impact factor: 7.256
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