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Rethinking the War on Drugs
Dr. Tonmoy Sharma, CEO
Dr. Tonmoy Sharma on Rethinking the War on Drugs
In America drug possession is measured in ounces, pounds and dollars without almost any consideration of the human cost of addiction.
Dr. Tonmoy Sharma on Rethinking the War on Drugs
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Executive Director Yuri Fedotov stated to the LA Times that changes are “…about putting people first. This means supporting health and human rights, promoting the safety and security of all our societies, emphasizing the role of the international drug control conventions in promoting the health and welfare of humankind, and acknowledging that every country has a shared responsibility to confront this issue.”
Dr. Tonmoy Sharma on Rethinking the War on Drugs
It’s been 40 years since President Nixon declared the war on drugs, and now America and many other countries around the world, are looking to confront the ever-mounting problem with drugs in a new way.
Dr. Tonmoy Sharma on Rethinking the War on Drugs
Ithaca, NY Mayor Svante Myrick has proposed supervised injection clinics similar to those found in Canada, Europe and Australia that have shown great success in reducing deaths by overdose and money spent on incarceration.
Dr. Tonmoy Sharma on Rethinking the War on Drugs
Boston has proposed sanitary clinics where addicts can’t shoot up, but can remain high under clinical supervision along its ‘methadone mile’. At clinics in other parts of the world, overdoses have been reduced and clients are more likely to elect treatment than to continue using drugs.Dr. Jessie Gaeta, chief medical officer of Health Care for
the Homeless at Boston Medical Center
Dr. Tonmoy Sharma on Rethinking the War on Drugs
Gloucester, Mass Chief of Police Leonard Campanello has enacted a program where help is available to those without insurance have access to free nasal Narcan purchased by the police department with money seized in drug busts.
Most recently, the Hawaii State Senate has put a bill into circulation to look more deeply into total decriminalization of all drugs for personal use.
Dr. Tonmoy Sharma on Rethinking the War on DrugsIt is unlikely that illicit drug use will ever be entirely eradicated from our world. Instead of criminalizing those who need help we must find innovative alternatives to fight the ever-growing toll that drugs take on our communities.
Dr. Tonmoy Sharma on Rethinking the War on Drugs
It’s time for the ‘war on drugs’ to experiment with programs that introduce new variables and perhaps even posit a new hypothesis altogether: how can we use our resources and find a way to save more lives.
About Dr. TonmoyTonmoy Sharma, CEO, Sovereign Health has been recognized with numerous awards, honors and grants for his work in advancing mental health and its treatments in the U.S., Europe and Southeast Asia.After receiving his medical training at Assam Medical College in Dibrugarh, India, Sharma gained prominence as a young doctor and scientist in the UK where he continued his training at University College and the prestigious Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College in London. He received his MSc in Neuroscience at Guildhall London University.
About Dr. Tonmoy SharmaSharma came to the U.S. joining The Cognition Group, a global company that provides technological innovation to the biopharmaceutical industry. Subsequently, Sharma helped to found one of the leading recovery and addiction institutions. Under his leadership Sovereign Health continues to grow currently operating nine facilities in five states for addiction, mental illness and co-occurring disorders.
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