Police and other criminal legal system actors are simply not the appropriate people to =handle the public health needs of the opioid epidemic; they are not public health actors whose sole job is to connect people with the health services they need.

We urge this Committee to not only respond to the opioid crisis’s immediate demands with policies like that of House Bill 5723, but to make policy that supports a long-term move away from dispatching police to drug use calls in favor of a public health-based approach.

Status

Active

Session

2021

Bill number

HB 5723

Position

No Position

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