400 Families Release Open Letter to Lawmakers
Submission Date: September 20, 2023
Attributing Author: Drug Policy Alliance
Source: drugpolicy.org
“Opportunistic politicians supported by law enforcement are using the overdose crisis and parents’ grief to pass harsh drug laws that will only continue to fill our morgues and prisons,” states the open letter.
Today, more than 400 hundred families from across the United States who have lost loved ones to overdose re-released an open letter urging lawmakers to stand firm against attempts to double down on the punitive policies of criminalization and prosecution as a response to the overdose crisis. In collaboration with Broken No More and the Drug Policy Alliance, these families are speaking out and calling on all lawmakers to oppose these failed drug war policies and instead embrace life-affirming, evidence-based health responses proven to save lives and prevent other families from experiencing the devastating loss of the one they love.
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