Overcoming the Opioid Epidemic - Chapter 5 - Criminality in the Land of the Free

Overcoming the Opioid Epidemic - Chapter 5 - Criminality in the Land of the Free

Although some say the War on Drugs has reached its fevered pitch in the last few decades, the war on drug users has lasted for the last century. Some say it is time to end the war and surrender to the fact that human beings will always use drugs, but punishing them for it serves no good purpose and produces fewer desired results. As legal drugs created this National Public Health Emergency, the energy we put into enforcement would be better applied to treatment . Find out more about Steve McAllister at http://SteveMc.xyz For further information, feel free to explore some of the other videos used to contribute to this series. Dr. Richard Wolff - The Death Economy, Opioids & Capitalism Exposed -    • Video   Dr. Saphier discusses monthly opioid addiction treatment -    • Dr. Saphier discusses monthly opioid addic...   How Portugal Successfully Tackled Its Drug Crisis -    • How Portugal Successfully Tackled Its Drug...   How Trump Is Mishandling the Opioid Crisis The Daily Show -    • How Trump Is Mishandling the Opioid Crisis...   Is Cannabis the cure for Opioid addiction -    • Is Cannabis the cure for Opioid addiction?   Is decriminalization the key to fighting Canada’s opioid crisis -    • Video   More Americans Have Died From Opioids Than In The Vietnam War -    • Video   Opioids Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) -    • Opioids: Last Week Tonight with John Olive...   Real Time with Bill Maher Johann Hari on The War on Drugs (HBO) -    • Real Time with Bill Maher: Johann Hari on ...   Senator Joe Manchin The Cause Of The Opioid Crisis Is Part Of A Business Plan Kasie DC MSNBC -   • Senator Joe Manchin: The Cause Of The Opio...   The Check In Opioids -    • Video   Treating Drug Addiction with Marijuana -    • Treating Drug Addiction with Marijuana?   Trump Declares Opioid National State Of Emergency -    • Trump Declares Opioid National State Of Em...   Trump declares opioids a national emergency (full remarks) =    • Trump declares opioids a national emergenc...   US Launches War Against Opioid And Heroin Addiction -    • US Launches War Against Opioid And Heroin ...   US opioid crisis national shame, but not yet national emergency -    • US opioid crisis: 'national shame', but no...   Neuroscientist Dr. Carl Hart: People Are Dying in Opioid Crisis Because of Politicians’ Ignorance    • Neuroscientist Dr. Carl Hart: People Are D...   On the front lines of the opioid crisis across the US: Part 1    • On the front lines of the opioid crisis ac...   Opioid Nation: The Making of an Epidemic (2017 Documentary)    • Opioid Nation: The Making of an Epidemic (...   Let's quit abusing drug users    • Let's quit abusing drug users   Ethan Nadelmann: Why we need to end the War on Drugs    • Ethan Nadelmann: Why we need to end the Wa...   How Portugal Successfully Tackled Its Drug Crisis    • How Portugal Successfully Tackled Its Drug...   How Portugal Won Its War On Drugs    • Video   Portugal Legalized All Drugs, Police have Great Results & Drug Usage is Down -   • Video   Is Portugal's extraordinary drug policy the answer?    • Video   The World If ... drugs become legal    • The World If ... drugs become legal   What Happened When Portugal Decriminalized Drugs?    • What Happened When Portugal Decriminalized...   Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong | Johann Hari    • Everything you think you know about addict...   Sanjay Gupta Marijuana Not Only WORKS BETTER Than These Narcotics IT'S SAFER    • Sanjay Gupta Marijuana Not Only WORKS BETT...   Is Medical Cannabis The Cure To Our Opioid Epidemic?    • Is Medical Cannabis The Cure To Our Opioid...   The Trump Administration's Reefer Madness: The Daily Show    • The Trump Administration's Reefer Madness:...   Fighting opioid addiction: As long as it takes | Julia Picetti | TEDxUniversityofNevada    • Fighting opioid addiction: As long as it t...   Why some of us are addicts | Robert Lefever | TEDxWarwickSalon    • Why some of us are addicts | Robert Lefeve...   High Dive : Are we creating "Big Marijuana" | Hilary Bricken | TEDxOrcasIsland    • High dive: are we creating "Big Marijuana"...   Stoners coming out – beyond the marijuana monster myths | David Schmader | TEDxRainier    • Stoners coming out – beyond the marijuana ...   Addiction    • Video   Addiction Specialist - Best Argument for Compassion Ever!    • Addiction Specialist - Best Argument for C...   Treat Addiction as a Health Issue Not a Criminal Issue – Stop Incarcerating Addiction!    • Video   Featured music provided by: https://www.bensound.com https://www.jamendo.com/track/994896/... https://www.jamendo.com/artist/429137...   / alexanderblumusic