We talk about the biggest bogeyman of the 80's-90's: the war on drugs and policing.
References:
The War on Drugs is a Huge Failure (youtube vid): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJUXLqNHCaI
Dr. Carl Hart, Columbia Heroine Professor: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/feb/06/meet-carl-hart-parent-columbia-professor-and-heroin-user
John Ehrlichman reveals true motivation for Nixon's War on Drugs: https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/23/politics/john-ehrlichman-richard-nixon-drug-war-blacks-hippie/index.html
Measure Y, Oakland community safety program: http://www2.oaklandnet.com/government/o/CityAdministration/d/MeasureY/index.htm
Oregon drugs legalization: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/04/election-drugs-oregon-new-jersey/
CAHOOTS, crisis response team: https://whitebirdclinic.org/what-is-cahoots/
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