The war on drugs has failed: doctors should lead calls for drug policy reform
This call seems problematic.<p>Doctors suffer from a kind of bias-- not sure the name of it-- but they only see people when they have problems. The only time doctors encounter the human experience of LSD, magic mushrooms, etc. is when something has gone wrong.<p>Unless the doctor has spent a lot of time at music festivals, burning man, etc. they<p>Sure, alcohol is a very dangerous drug, and causes all kinds of ill health, chronic conditions, emergency room visits, accidents, etc. But, because most doctors have had a typical experience with alcohol, from trying it as a teenager, binge drinking at college, and now social&#x2F;casual drinking, they think it&#x27;s safe, because they&#x27;ve had lots of experiences that didn&#x27;t end with someone going to the hospital.<p>I&#x27;m not sure what the best route is for this, but asking doctors to take lead on this doesn&#x27;t seem like an effective campaign.