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D4DPR Op-ed "Doctors prescribing heroin? One of two bold moves to curb overdose deaths"

D4DPR Op-ed "Doctors prescribing heroin? One of two bold moves to curb overdose deaths"

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April 8, 2025
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D4DPR board member David Nathan and expert Jeffrey Singer's op-ed on curbing the opioid overdose epidemic in The Hill.

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"Traditionally, addiction treatment in the U.S. leaned heavily on well-intentioned but ineffective abstinence-only programs. Critics argue that overdose prevention centers and heroin-assisted treatment encourage drug use and do more harm than good, but decades of data demonstrate the opposite: they reduce street use and improve health outcomes. Newly released position papers by Doctors for Drug Policy Reform offer evidence-based support and recommendations for overdose prevention centers and heroin-assisted treatment."

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