Zero tolerance drug policies cannot alleviate poverty
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Durham has released new language in the city’s anti-poverty initiative calling for a “zero tolerance” crackdown on drug activity in Northeast Central Durham. My honest reaction is that such a policy seems counterproductive if the intent is to help lift …