Why Is Canada Giving Prisoners Straws to Snort Drugs?

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Paper straws for snorting drugs. Foil for smoking. Drug-testing strips. This is now part of harm reduction inside Canadian prisons.

Is this saving lives—or enabling addiction? Mike Wixson and Liam DeBoer debate how Canada should deal with drugs behind bars.

In this episode, we break down:

• Why Canadian prisons are providing paper straws, foil and drug-testing strips as harm-reduction supplies
• The debate over whether prison harm reduction saves lives or enables continued drug use
• How drugs are getting into Canadian prisons through drone drops and other forms of contraband
• The dramatic rise in drug seizures inside federal prisons
• Whether rehabilitation should require tougher restrictions on drugs and repeat offenders
• How Canada’s broader safe-supply philosophy influences approaches to addiction and crime
• The impact prison drug use can have on correctional officers, inmates and public safety
• Why Mike and Liam believe Canada needs a larger debate about rehabilitation, accountability and drug policy

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• Hosts: Mike Wixson
• Guests: Liam DeBoer

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Timestamps:

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:04 Paper straws and harm reduction inside Canadian prisons
• 03:01 Are prisons enabling drug use?
• 05:02 Drone drops and the prison drug pipeline
• 07:08 $1 million in contraband intercepted
• 09:06 Addiction, rehabilitation and personal responsibility
• 12:43 Canada’s philosophy toward crime and drug policy
• 15:31 Tough love vs. harm reduction
• 18:18 Public safety and the consequences outside prison
• 21:27 Fentanyl, trafficking and Canada’s drug problem
• 23:06 Final thoughts

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