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harm reduction tactics work better for recovering addicts than penal systems, amirite?

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This is not an unpopular opinion in the mental health field. This is an unpopular opinion for the people that need to fund it.

Gangstacat4882s avatar Gangstacat4882 Yeah You Are +8Reply
@Gangstacat4882 This is not an unpopular opinion in the mental health field. This is an unpopular opinion for the people that need...

this is very true, most people in medical, mental health or social work fields agree with me. Unfortunately the general publics opinion of it isn't so great

@Gangstacat4882 This is not an unpopular opinion in the mental health field. This is an unpopular opinion for the people that need...

This, most people don't want to give druggies more drugs because they don't understand the throws of addiction and then quitting.

@Classicdry2232 This, most people don't want to give druggies more drugs because they don't understand the throws of addiction and...

yes, withdrawal can be fatal at times, or even cause permanent brain damage, yet so many programs require people to quit cold turkey while refusing to treat any of the withdrawal symptoms, which completely demotivates anyone in active addiction to make long term changes

Is this unpopular? I work in the field and this is commonly accepted as fact.

DueBodybuildes avatar DueBodybuilde Yeah You Are +7Reply
@DueBodybuilde Is this unpopular? I work in the field and this is commonly accepted as fact.

most people in the field accept it, but anytime i speak about it to non-social work related individuals the pushback is awful

Absolutely.

lazar94s avatar lazar94 Yeah You Are +6Reply

Harm reduction has never been more popular, and the opioid crisis has never been worse. My personal opinion is the line between harm reduction and enabling addiction is being crossed so often it is making the problem far worse.

KilljoyXs avatar KilljoyX Yeah You Are +4Reply
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