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San Francisco Drug Crisis: Is It Time for an Abstinence-only Approach?
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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Mar 2, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
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
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Released:
Mar 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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