Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Drug decriminalization would lead to fewer overdoses, addiction: federal study (Canadian)

 By Jim Bronskill - The Canadian Press

 

"OTTAWA—Alternatives to criminalizing a variety of illicit drugs in Canada could result in lower rates of use and fewer harms such as addiction, overdoses and infectious diseases, says an internal federal study."

"The Justice Department research paper stresses there are healthier and less costly ways of addressing the problem of illegal drug use, and that the biggest hurdles might be political — not practical — ones."

“It is becoming more challenging to justify the criminalization of drug users,” the study says."

No comments:

Post a Comment