Increasing Incarceration For Drug Use Doesn’t Help To Combat The Opioid Crisis, Says Pew Report

“Incarcerating individuals for drug-related offenses does not lead to reduced drug use or fewer overdoses, according to a newly released report from Pew Charitable Trusts, which the non-profit sent last summer to President Donald Trump’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis. The report, which looked at federal and state law enforcement, corrections, and … Continue reading Increasing Incarceration For Drug Use Doesn’t Help To Combat The Opioid Crisis, Says Pew Report