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On the street, you can see the harm caused by drug laws
Friday, July 30th, 2010
July 29, 2010
Our country has one of the finest health-care systems in the world, but our laws surrounding drug use result in unnecessary disease and death. In this context, the recent announcement of the Vienna Declaration has bolstered my conviction that drug prohibition is a national policy failure… The declaration calls for a “full policy reorientation.” This should not be misconstrued as an endorsement of drug use. It is simply a recognition that drug law enforcement is not an effective deterrent… Drug prohibition increases the rate of HIV infections.
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