The truth is that the danger from these compounds is far overblown by the government and media, the article is simply pointing out that the police are being dis

The truth is that the danger from these compounds is far overblown by the government and media, the article is simply pointing out that the police are being disingenuous in their reporting to stoke fear. Having a public fear these substances does cause politicians to give police more funding to "fight" these substances, although they certainly haven't been winning because the entire drug war machine is flawed and causes more harm than good, such as perpetuating stigma which reinforces addiction and addictive behaviors. https://www.drugabuse.gov/about-nida/noras-blog/2020/04/addressing-stigma-surrounds-addiction https://www.drugabuse.gov/about-nida/noras-blog/2020/04/addr... https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/10/nyregion/Carl-Hart-drugs.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/10/nyregion/Carl-Hart-drugs....