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Closed petition treat addiction as a mental health problem rather than criminal justice problem

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The war on drugs has been a war fought with misinformation. We should not punish addicts but treat their addiction and what they choose to escape from when under the influence of substance abuse.

Chasing the scream by Johann Hari

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