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Article de Périodique
A smarter war on drugs (2018)
Auteur(s) :
KOH, H. K. ;
KERLIKOWSKE, R. ;
BOTTICELLI, M. P.
Année
2018
Page(s) :
2301-2302
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
SAN (Santé publique / Public health)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
LUTTE
;
NALOXONE
;
JUSTICE
;
OPIOIDES
;
PRISE EN CHARGE
Résumé :
Since the United States first declared a war on drugs more than 40 years ago, the nation's criminal justice system has largely implemented traditional strategies, including arrest, drug seizure, and incarceration. But the failure of such approaches alone has prompted an intense search for alternatives. One emerging approach explores having law enforcement officials collaborate more closely with health professionals to provide care and treatment.
Many law enforcement officers, who have a front row seat to the opioid crisis, see the futility of cycling drug users through a criminal justice revolving door, with little attention to health. New 2017 data, documenting that drug overdose deaths have quadrupled (since 2000) to reach 72?000, with two-thirds caused by opioids, underscore that "we can't arrest our way out of this problem." Prisoners - about 60% of whom have substance use or dependence disorders - encounter limited opportunities for community-based treatment that could have obviated incarceration. [Extract]
Many law enforcement officers, who have a front row seat to the opioid crisis, see the futility of cycling drug users through a criminal justice revolving door, with little attention to health. New 2017 data, documenting that drug overdose deaths have quadrupled (since 2000) to reach 72?000, with two-thirds caused by opioids, underscore that "we can't arrest our way out of this problem." Prisoners - about 60% of whom have substance use or dependence disorders - encounter limited opportunities for community-based treatment that could have obviated incarceration. [Extract]
Affiliation :
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Kennedy School, USA