'Whether or not you want to call this the war on drugs, when you're prioritizing a punitive approach to people who use drugs, it does not work.'
Advocates say arresting San Francisco Tenderloin's drug users could set off even more overdose deaths."The police presence it makes everyone pissed off," said Randal, a drug user who spoke with ABC7 News on Market Street.
California Highway Patrol and the California National Guard are teaming up with SFPD to get drug dealers and users off the streets. "Whether or not you want to call this the war on drugs, when you're prioritizing a punitive approach to people who use drugs, it does not work," said Gary McCoy, vice president of police and public affairs at HealthRIGHT 360.
"What happens when they leave after withdrawing for four hours is, they're going to immediately go back out. They're going to find more drugs, except now they're going to be for fear of being caught. They're going to be using more at once so that they're not having to use this frequently out in the open."
It's reality Jacqui Berlinn knows all too well, her son Corey is on the streets addicted to fentanyl.
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