Ep 1003 | What If We Decriminalized Drugs? | Guest: Christina Dent

Released May 15, 2024 by Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey

 

Today, we sit down with author Christina Dent. Christina's nonprofit End It for Good advocates for the decriminalization of drugs and a shift away from a criminal-justice approach and toward a health-centered approach to address America's drug and overdose epidemic. But does decriminalization actually work? What would this look like in America? And where's the line between a compassionate, health-driven approach and complete lawlessness that creates unsafe cities?

You can get Christina's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Curious-Discovery-Unexpected-Solution-Addiction/dp/B0CMCDV8VP

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Timecodes:

(01:15) BIG ANNOUNCEMENT COMING TONIGHT
(03:45) Christina’s entry into this conversation
(13:02) Accountability
(22:10) Consequences for drug use
(28:55) Drugs in prison
(34:26) Hard drugs vs. alcohol & smoking
(01:07:44) Oregon & San Francisco examples
(01:13:55) Drug charges

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