| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | international
Language Matters: Is This a Drug Overdose or Drug Poisoning Crisis?
Language Matters: Is This a Drug Overdose or Drug Poisoning Crisis?
In public policy, language matters. In drug policy, language has always been divisive. Words from “dealer” to “addict” have been used to marginalise, incarcerate, and strip three-dimensional humanity away from people by casting them as two-dimensional villains. (TalkingDrugs, UK, 09.06.2022)
https://www.talkingdrugs.org/is-this-a-drug-overdose-or-drug-poisoning-crisis