Sean and Angela dive into the provocative 1998 book The Fix. Shifting the budget to focus heavily on treatment over law enforcement dramatically reduced the heroin crisis and crime rates. Why did this successful, evidence-based strategy disappear, leading to our current exponential crisis? 

Find The Fix here:

https://www.powells.com/book/fix-9780520223356

Thanks to Jackson Duke for tracking down the 48 Hours documentary Heroin Connection, mentioned in the book:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHSna7lpYcE

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