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Really an incredible story. TL;DR 48M Americans have a 'substance use disorder'. 5% gets treatment. And treatment in the US is more often based on ideology than
by j-a-a-p 3y ago
Really an incredible story. TL;DR 48M Americans have a 'substance use disorder'. 5% gets treatment. And treatment in the US is more often based on ideology than on evidence. I could not find any hope in this article contrary to what the title suggests.
> If we want to end the first drug war instead of tumbling into a second one, we will have to take these concerns seriously. “Harm reduction is supposed to be about the entire community,” Dr. Humphreys said. “Not just people who use drugs but all the people who live with and around them. You wouldn’t have a hard time explaining that to someone in Amsterdam, but somehow, it’s been removed from the equation here.”
The level of English is maybe too high for me, but I lived in Amsterdam, also in the Red Light District, and therefor know a thing or two about dealing with junkies. But that was some time ago and my impression of Amsterdam people today is, they don't have a clue about addicts because you hardly see them anymore.