| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
USA. Biden Quietly Announces Harm Reduction Among His Drug Priorities
USA. Biden Quietly Announces Harm Reduction Among His Drug Priorities
With no fanfare, President Joe Biden’s administration has announced its priorities for, and some new appointees to, the White House’s Office on National Drug Policy. The wait for Biden’s pick as “drug czar” continues, however.
The priorities outlined by the ONDCP on February 3 for the administration’s first 100 days are historic: For what appears to be the first time in the drug-war body’s history, harm reduction and racial equity are explicitly included among its aims. (Filter, USA, 04.02.2021)