Today’s depressing policy goal of keeping a slightly higher share of desperate people from dying cannot be the summit of our ambitions
If an exclusively “harm reduction” approach was the necessary pivot away from a “war on drugs,” then why has a more liberalized approach not managed to save more lives? It can’t be compassionate if it doesn’t work.
We should not be defeatist. Not everyone with an opioid addiction will end up overdosing, and not everyone with a chronic addiction is destined to stay addicted. Recovery is possible and policies should provide viable pathways for drug users to enter treatment and pursue recovery. Pressuring addicted individuals to undergo treatment is controversial, but positive incentives alone may not be working.
Canada needs a more ambitious national strategy that gives due emphasis to recovery, and that provinces can adapt to suit their local needs, with robust measures that allow us to compare approaches and see what is really working.
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