Offering treatment to drug users instead of arresting them reduces crime and addiction – new research into police diversion program shows

My team's research shows that people who were offered substance abuse treatment, instead of being arrested, decreased their drug use more than people who were not offered substance abuse treatment and were arrested...

https://theconversation.com/offering-treatment-to-drug-users-instead-of-arresting-them-reduces-crime-and-addiction-new-research-into-police-diversion-program-shows-212527