"the real opioid emergency"

the NY Times had a really poignant editorial about the opioid epidemic, noting that there continues to be a very very strong racist bias in framing it and in punishing those with opioid use disorders. in fact, the current approach (eg per Atty General Jeff Sessions) could well lead to further incarcerations, especially for minorities, and further set back the necessary effective approaches to helping people. see https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/opinion/sunday/opioids-drugs-race-treatment.html?ref=opinion​ 

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