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>I'm a strong proponent of the US taking the approach the Swiss took to combat their opiate epidemic in the late 80s and early 90s. I suspect you have your dat
by tonyedgecombe 5y ago
>I'm a strong proponent of the US taking the approach the Swiss took to combat their opiate epidemic in the late 80s and early 90s.
I suspect you have your dates wrong, they didn't get a handle on their problems until the late nineties and early 2010s.
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/inside_switzerlands_radical_drug_policy_innovation https://ssir.org/articles/entry/inside_switzerlands_radical_...
- wespiser_2018 5y agoYes, I'm attributing the later successes to the early efforts. I did a quick google search when I posted the original comment and got the dates for the start of the program, which started as a mess, not much later when they finally introduced effective measures. The aspects of the Swiss approach I wish the US would take the most are the willingness to try something fundamentally different. For the Swiss, it took a few tries to ultimately work out, but I don't see why the current solutions to the problem they use wouldn't work in the US.
- tremon 5y agoYou could both be right. That would mean it takes 20+ years of consistent policy to remedy the situation.