It kind of isn’t. This has been studied regarding recidivism and drug use. Rehabilitation and "corrections" are anything but, and are often roadblocks for users

It kind of isn’t. This has been studied regarding recidivism and drug use. Rehabilitation and "corrections" are anything but, and are often roadblocks for users trying to get clean, and typically make it more difficult to rejoin society. Due to the insanity of the current system, most people go in and get worse, not better. Harm reduction, on the other hand, cuts out that element, and helps both decriminalize and medicalize the problem. It provides easier routes for people who want to get clean and caps the drug addict to criminal pipeline.