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Board adopts amended drug market intervention resolution to address fentanyl crisis
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on March 25 approved a Drug Market Intervention (DMI) resolution, amended to prioritize interagency collaboration, prevention and deterrence and to minimize enforcement as a primary strategy. The measure passed 7–2 after debate about balancing enforcement with treatment and metrics for success.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on March 25 adopted a resolution urging the city to implement a Drug Market Intervention strategy aimed at disrupting open-air drug markets, with a focus on community-driven prevention, workforce and youth development, and minimized reliance on enforcement. The resolution passed, as amended, by a vote of 7–2.
Supervisor Mahmood, who introduced the resolution, said the DMI framework responds to community advocacy and evidence from other cities and “offers a comprehensive and community driven approach from the supply side of this problem to dismantling open air drug markets while creating pathways for prevention and intervention.” She told the board the resolution calls for specialists to guide city departments to “diagnose the situation and prescribe a roadmap”…
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