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Sep 3, 2024 · Integrating harm reduction strategies into public health policy is crucial for addressing the fentanyl crisis and reducing overdose deaths.
2 days ago · You know, people might say we’d like fewer drug arrests, but we don’t like the the violence and and the crime. [13:54] In, in terms of some of the mechanics of the policy, there were certainly ...
Sep 8, 2024 · Reducing Incarceration Rates: One of the most significant benefits of decriminalization is the potential to reduce incarceration rates. In many countries, a large proportion of the prison...
1 day ago · Reclassified State Drug Law Reforms to Reduce Felony Convictions and Increase Second Chances Urban Institute, October, 2018 “Reclassifying drug possession from a felony to a misdemeanor can reduce the negative impacts imposed on people and communities by felony convictions, reduce imprisonment of people convicted of drug possession, and ...
Aug 26, 2024 · The Portuguese evidence suggests that combining the removal of criminal penalties with the use of alternative therapeutic responses to dependent drug users offers several advantages. It can reduce the burden of drug law enforcement on the criminal justice system, while also reducing problematic drug use."
Sep 1, 2024 · The Democratic-controlled Legislature passed the recriminalization law in March, overhauling a measure approved by 58 percent of voters in 2020 that made possessing illicit drugs like heroin...
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Aug 24, 2024 · People who use drugs may be exposed to fentanyl or its analogs intentionally or unintentionally. This study sought to identify strategies used by rural people who use drugs to reduce harms associated with unintentional fentanyl exposure.
