The U.S. Opioid Crisis: Decriminalization as a Potential Approach

Authors

  • Valerie Luzi, BS Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21106/ijtmrph.108

Abstract

There have been numerous approaches to treating the opioid crisis, but some downfalls include not addressing stigmas against the affected population. While it may seem to be a radical proposal, but decriminalizing all drugs may provide safer access to drugs, decrease the number of drug overdoses, decrease the stigma surrounding addicts, and decrease the barriers around access to care for addicts.

 

Copyright © 2020 Luzi. Published by Global Health and Education Projects, Inc. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License CC BY 4.0.

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How to Cite

Luzi, V. (2020). The U.S. Opioid Crisis: Decriminalization as a Potential Approach. International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health, 4(1), 20–22. https://doi.org/10.21106/ijtmrph.108

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2020)

Section

Letter to the Editor

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