Drug WarRANT is a blog generated by worpress.com by citizen Pete Guiter, a man committed to changing policies the federal government is making to reduce illegal drug use. Guiter explains in copious detail the current ‘war on drugs’ efforts, and what he strongly believes should be done. He points out that instead of only arresting these drug users, the government should be providing resources to help them.

For example, in Guiter’s April 15th, 2010 blog post, he writes:

“An estimated 90 supervised injection facilities currently operate in forty cities around the world… studies demonstrate that supervised injection sites are associated with reductions in overdose fatalities, syringe sharing, public injecting, and publicly discarded syringes, increased uptake of drug detoxification and addiction treatment programs, and no increases in drug-related crime or rates of relapse among former drug users” (http://www.drugwarrant.com/2010/04/excitement-in-the-house/).

This means that these supervised facilities are protecting, educating, and helping users, which in turns actually reduces the number of crimes, deaths, and other health issues directly related to the injection of illegal drugs.

The Drug WarRANT blog connects directly to our blog’s purpose of creating supervised injection facilities around the country because of the extensive benefits it can provide to citizens; For example, needle exchanges allow individuals to swap used needles for unused needles to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDs and Hepatitis C.

Our blog roll group believes that if illegal drug use in our country is inevitable, then the government should look for ways to help regulate it in order to keep these users safe, for example, but creating more needle exchange programs to provide sterile needles. If the long-term benefits of these programs reduce drug related deaths, crimes, and diseases, then it is in our country’s best interest to invest in them.

Drug WarRANT is an informational blog we will continue to follow for updated information.

Written by: Annie Feuer