It took me three minutes to get a taxpayer-funded meth pipe

It’s never been easier to get taxpayer-funded meth pipes and fentanyl freebasing kits in cities across the country. And if you want to know what drug policy would look like under a Kamala Harris presidency, look no further than the very cities that, under the Biden-Harris administration’s support, are pursuing so-called “harm reduction” strategies that, rather than a drug crisis tackle it, make it worse.

Harm reduction strategies were originally designed to mitigate the negative effects of drug use by providing clean needles, tubes, and other supplies to prevent the spread of diseases such as HIV and hepatitis. The idea is that people use drugs whether we like it or not. So why not make it “safer”?

As I explain in detail in my book “What’s Killing America: The Radical Left’s Tragic Destruction of Our Cities.” These policies have resulted in the normalization of drug use, the creation of more addicts, and the cities struggling with rising overdose deaths, open-air drug markets, and the complete breakdown of public safety.

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I’ve seen this firsthand in Seattle, where I live. It took me about three minutes to get their hands on taxpayer-funded medication kits from Public Health Seattle-King County. I walked into a needle exchange in downtown Seattle and left with enough equipment to start my own drug den. No questions asked. All I had to do was ask for a “party kit”.

I was able to choose which meth pipe I wanted and chose a “hammer,” although I could have also used a straight glass pipe or what is colloquially called a “bubble.” They had stoves, aluminum foil and even instructions on how to turn aluminum foil into a pipe to release fentanyl. The drug paraphernalia was presented to me, courtesy of your hard-earned tax dollars, by an agency whose mission is to free me from addiction, not enable it.

What was most shocking was that it didn’t give me even the slightest concern as to whether I was an addict, a dealer, or just someone looking for a freebie. There was not even a passing comment about how they could connect me with detox services if I was willing.

This is what harm reduction looks like in practice: facilitating drug use, with taxpayers covering the costs.

And if Vice President Kamala Harris comes anywhere near the White House, these measures will not only continue, they will spread throughout your community. Harris’ long-standing support of drug legalization, as evidenced by her response to an ACLU questionnaire in 2019, shows that she is fully committed to these so-called “harm reduction measures.” And it should be a frightening thought for anyone watching these programs destroy cities like New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Dallas.

New York City opened the country’s first “supervised consumption site” in 2021. They’re little more than a magnet for addicts – and nearby dealers are ready to sell addicts their next drink. Surrounding neighborhoods have become war zones and residents live in fear as drug-related crime skyrockets.

Then there is San Francisco, a city that has become the poster child for failed progressive politics. Harm reduction efforts there include mass distribution of fentanyl test strips, aluminum foil and clean needles. The result? The city has seen a record number of fatal overdoses, most of which were caused by fentanyl. Outdoor drug use is widespread because there is no incentive for addicts to get clean when the city offers everything they need to stay addicted.

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Los Angeles and its county are not far behind. While pipes are being handed out to addicts, the morgue is filling up with dead homeless people at an alarming rate. Meanwhile, Dallas activists have also jumped on the harm reduction bandwagon, although their efforts are less well known because they distribute drug paraphernalia that violates state law, even though they pay no legal price for it. Although advocates claim harm reduction helps prevent overdose deaths, the number of drug deaths in Texas has steadily risen, with Dallas County at the center of the crisis.

Let’s not for a second pretend that a President Harris will put public health first, especially since harm reduction is already in play. A key element of the government’s multi-billion dollar national drug control strategy is to strengthen harm reduction measures to curb overdose deaths and promote treatment for substance use disorders. No meaningful results could be achieved for either goal.

A Public Health Building – Seattle and King County in Seattle. (Jason Rantz/AM 770 KTTH)

Harm reduction is about enabling addiction, not fighting it. And with Harris in the White House, things are only going to get worse, as cities across the country see an even greater influx of taxpayer-funded drug packages, more supervised consumption sites and more overdose deaths.

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What we need are policies that emphasize treatment, recovery, and responsibility—not ones that hand out pipes and needles to addicts, trapping them in the very cycle we should be helping them escape. This is not compassion; it is negligence.

We have already seen the damage done in Democrat-run cities. Do we really want to allow it to continue to spread?

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