Addiction breaks lives, breaks families, and on a mass scale can break societies, but breaking an addiction is quite difficult. There are two main schools of thought for how to help addicted people: Abstinence, or the cessation of drug (or alcohol, or other addictive vice) use, or “harm reduction”—the practice defined by the National Institutes of Health as “interventions aimed to help people avoid negative effects of drug use.” But is “harm reduction” a good policy and a good use of federal government money? Joining us to discuss his report on harm reduction spending by federal agencies is our colleague Robert Stilson.

Links:

DOGE and HHS: Harm Reduction

Biden Admin To Fund Crack Pipe Distribution To Advance 'Racial Equity'

The Weird Ideas and Shoddy Science Behind Free Government Crack Pipes Omnibus Spending

Bill Includes Ban on Government-Funded Crack Pipes

Inside the East Coast’s Largest Open-Air Drug Market

Dispensing Drug Paraphernalia

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Episode 355: Government-Enabled Drug Abuse