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CULTURAL DIVERSITY & ETHNIC MINORITY PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 25, Issue 1, Pages 6-11Publisher
EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/cdp0000260
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opioid; racial discrimination; racism; overdose; incarceration
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Objectives: 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. Methods and Results: 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. Conclusions: We propose solutions grounded in reason and evidence rather than moralism.
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