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Harm Reduction not Enhancement
A lot of countries really support pill testing and even give out little kits at dance events so people can be sure they’re taking something that’s safe, if they choose to take drugs. I’m Australian and it blows my mind how stupid US polices are on harm reduction. Why should anyone want to see people get hurt if they choose to take drugs? I was hassled and threatened with arrest and deportation just for having a tester on me last week at a club. Do you experts agree with this kind of harm ENHANCMENT approach?
Read answer →War on Drugs
If the war on drugs is systematically punitive toward minorities, by like a 10 to 1 ratio, how can these policies stand on moral grounds? Do we need a new figure, like a Martin Luther King Jr. to hold a mirror up and force policy makers to acknowledge the devastation that election-grabbing policies have wrought? In general, do people in the addiction treatment field support drug-war policies? In general, would people in the addiction treatment field support an end to prohibition of all drugs?
Read answer →Yes Reach Out
If I know a small child is living with an alcoholic that is getting drunk every night while she is alone in the apartment as the only guardian should I call social services? She has the balcony across from mine and I can see her get falling down drunk every night. The little girl is about 6 and she is the granddaughter I think.
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