Peter Bensinger, a former administrator for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, was quick to take issue with the sensible view recently expressed in a recent op-ed by Steve Stefani. Stefani suggested that to fight opioid addiction, we have to stop investing in the failed war on drugs.
Drug addicts need treatment, as Bensinger rightfully pointed out, but he is badly mistaken to think that the criminalization of drug sales and possession are also deterrents.
