Now That Complexion of Addicts Has Changed to White, the Nation Pivots on War on Drugs, Calling It a Public Health Crisis - Atla
These days, the so-called “war on drugs” has taken a dramatic turn, with a shift away from treating substance abuse as a criminal issue, and a bipartisan consensus that this should be treated as a public health issue.
As Nora Kelly reported in The Atlantic, there is an opioid epidemic across the country, and it is chiefly a white problem that is increasingly affecting higher-income whites. Hence, the bipartisan agreement to move away from a law-enforcement approach. Members of the National Governors Association, who are holding their winter conference in Washington, met with President Obama at the White House on Monday.