From coast to coast, state lawmakers of both parties are reaching for coercive treatment and involuntary commitment to address spiraling substance use and overdose crises - an approach that will only escalate despair and multiply otherwise preventable deaths while helping to choke the life out of America.
Disconnection and loneliness aren't just the maladies of a relatively few Americans, but the condition of the majority of us. Vast numbers of people are reaching for some tonic or other to manage difficult feelings, whether it's weed, wine, work, television, or any mood- or mind-altering substance.
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