EP. 638: IS HARM REDUCTION ENOUGH? ft. Dustin Guastella

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Read Dustin's article in Damage magazine here: https://damagemag.com/2024/04/15/making-the-present-the-enemy-of-the-future/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFOHOBleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHaY-t0tK8-MNrkDldt2468CK0SMMTGww2zPcQOq5VwYqdrE8z0nYif5WxQ_aem_OHeGIKGuPW6a-WH-lcdo3g

Is Harm Reduction Enough?

Introduction

- In his latest piece for *Damage Magazine,* Dustin Guastella tackles the growing opioid crisis in America’s deindustrialized city centers, critiquing the widely accepted harm-reduction model. His article, "Making the Present the Enemy of the Future," argues that current policies, while positioned as compassionate solutions, fail to address the deeper social causes of addiction and poverty. As he states, *“we repackage the preservation of bare life as progress,”* pushing aside the social question that’s driving people into drug-induced misery.

Tonight we’ll ask the question, “Is the harm reduction model enough?”

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