Dorsey measure that undermines harm reduction moves forward

Dorsey measure that undermines harm reduction moves forward

The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee, to the surprise of nobody, voted 3-0 last week to forward to the full board a measure that seeks to undermine harm reduction as a city policy and push “abstinence-only” approaches—despite strong testimony from some medical professionals who said the plan would do far more harm than good. Among other things, critics said they worried that the new policy approach would conflict with the concep…