![]() ![]() In fact, the substance abuse positions of “Le.0” in eight years as governor were far more unconcerned in their racism and directly accused of inflaming tensions. The former governor isn’t singing from a new hymn sheet. Across the country and nationally, the use of “crack pipe” at best appeals to the villainizing thinking of the 1980s war on drugs. ![]() It suits LePage to promote a vision of drug-ravaged inner cities and ignore the reality of rural towns in deep distress. As observed in a Harm Reduction Journal study published earlier this year, “crack” is a word “loaded with unfortunate connotations of stigma and discrimination” and “driven by media depictions of an urban public health crisis primarily affecting Black communities.” ![]()
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