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Re:At $249 per day, prison stays leave ex-inmates deep in debt by __derek__ on Saturday August 27, 2022 @05:17PM (#32623297)
> I don't know how heavily this law is enforced, but it's a great example of cutting your nose to spite your face. To me it's a litmus test that reinforces the notion the USA's stance on drugs was never about harm reduction.

Was it ever framed as harm reduction?

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Re:At $249 per day, prison stays leave ex-inmates deep in debt by xfitm3 on Saturday August 27, 2022 @08:05PM (#32624469)
If memory serves D.A.R.E. was framed as harm reduction, identical era to M.A.D.D. which in my opinion was focused on harm reduction.
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