Readers speak: New ideas, comprehensive support needed to address addiction

Readers speak: New ideas, comprehensive support needed to address addiction

I read Livi Stanford’s article about Sen. Saud Anwar‘s frustration that the provision for overdose prevention centers was removed from SB7. As a nurse who has worked in detox and currently works in psychiatric nursing, I have witnessed many people’s struggles. Addiction is difficult to overcome. However, there are many misguided approaches currently. First, alcohol is responsible for wreaking havoc in many lives. Why is a bar down the block from…