San Francisco Drug Crisis: Is It Time for an Abstinence-only Approach?
Reporter Kevin Fagan joins host Cecilia Lei to talk about the city moving away from its decades-long emphasis on harm reduction in dealing with the drug crisis. That change is reflected in a new coalition called the Urban Vision Alliance.
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (traffic.megaphone.fm) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
City leaders and nonprofits are considering an approach that was rejected in the 1990s: abstinence. That model is reflected in a new coalition called the Urban Vision Alliance. Reporter Kevin Fagan joins host Cecilia Lei to discuss how this strategy differs from the city's decades-long harm-reduction approach, and why this get-tough method is being revived. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices