| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
USA. NIDA Director Calls Abstinence-Only Approach “Catastrophic” for OD Crisis
USA. NIDA Director Calls Abstinence-Only Approach “Catastrophic” for OD Crisis
A top federal health official is offering some pointed critiques of the United States drug criminalization model, stressing how politicizing substance use disorder (SUD) has fostered a system of incarceration that increases overdose risk while biasing research that could reveal the benefits, as well as the risks, of substances such as marijuana and psilocybin. She also rebuked treatment approaches that focus exclusively on abstinence. Filter, USA, 21.11.2023)