Department of Psychology, Columbia University.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2019 Jan;25(1):6-11. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000260.
Recently, driven largely by opioid-related deaths, President Donald Trump proclaimed that the opioid problem was now a national emergency. What looks like a radical shift to a more compassionate drug policy-one that favors treatment over incarceration-has encouraged many to hope that there will be far fewer drug-related arrests and deaths than there were in previous decades.
We present evidence showing that large numbers of drug-related arrests persist and that racial discrimination is evident in opioid-related arrests. In addition, conventional strategies implemented to address opioid-related deaths have proven inadequate.
We propose solutions grounded in reason and evidence rather than moralism. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
最近，由于阿片类药物相关的死亡人数不断增加，唐纳德·特朗普总统宣布阿片类药物问题现在是全国紧急状态。这看起来像是向更富有同情心的毒品政策的重大转变——即更倾向于治疗而非监禁——这让许多人希望与前几十年相比，与毒品有关的逮捕和死亡人数会少得多。
我们提出的证据表明，与毒品有关的逮捕数量仍然很多，而且在与阿片类药物有关的逮捕中存在明显的种族歧视。此外，为解决阿片类药物相关死亡问题而实施的常规策略被证明是不够的。
我们提出的解决方案基于理性和证据，而不是道德主义。
