Baltimore's mass overdose protocol is a consequence of its failure to end the drug war

Baltimore officials took to Annapolis last week to detail their new mass overdose protocol. As police crack down harder on drug users and sellers, the plan is a band-aid that won't redress the devastating wounds of prohibition.

Studies show that this exact brand of drug enforcement can increase overdose death rates by disrupting the drug supply and pushing drug users toward riskier sources, a phenomenon known as the "Iron Law of Prohibition." 

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