A police policy of not making arrests for simple possession is a way to essentially decriminalize personal drug use. However, confiscating drugs — even without arrests — can be harmful in many ways.
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Decriminalisation of illicit drugs is the natural conclusion to decades of research on drug-related harms.
Young people often swallow any drugs they have on them when they encounter police, risking overdose to avoid a drug possession charge.
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PhD candidate (health), Dalhousie University
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Research Scientist at the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use & St. Paul's Hospital Chair in Substance Use Research and Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Pediatric Emergency Physician, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University
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Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
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Lecturer, RMIT University