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Systemic analyses showed that the assumption of endogenous addictiveness within the disease model could not account for non-problematic drug use, racial disparities in treatment, or the inherent dissonance between the 'criminal drug user' and the 'sick addict'" @ExistentialAdd1
Kevin Gallagher: An American History of Addiction, Part 6: The Reagan Reaction
In 1982, Reagan launched a campaign against the “scourge” of drugs. He pumped billions into the policing and criminalization of drugs and drug users.
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@GhanaboyPharmd Agree agree agree! There's a bit of scapegoating going on so e blame the Sacklers and not the system that caused the demand and the unregulation that caused the danger
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