Note to Matt Dorsey: UCSF doctors support harm reduction

Note to Matt Dorsey: UCSF doctors support harm reduction

We got in a bit of a debate (on Twitter, anyway) last week with Sup. Matt Dorsey about harm reduction and “cessation” of drug activity. Dorsey is moving legislation that would “establish the cessation of illicit drug use and attainment of long-term recovery from substance use disorders as the primary objective of the City’s drug policy.” That’s a big step away from the city’s long-term reliance on harm reduction as a key part of responding to su…