Tom Cotton of Arkansas tweeted: “Last week, Biden talked about being tough on crime. Misleading claims about the HHS program dominated social media early Wednesday, many of them from conservative commentators and Republican politicians sharing memes and tweets that received tens of thousands of likes. Some Republican senators piled on, castigating the administration. Nonetheless reports that the Biden administration was using federal dollars to pay for “crack pipes” took off.
I would have been aware if that were true.”
“None of this was being done with federal funds,” Raymond said. The grant solicitation did not specifically mention pipes, although they can be a part of safe smoking kits.ĭaniel Raymond, director of policy for the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable, said only a few programs in the U.S. They were among a dozen categories that included overdose prevention drugs, medication lockboxes, test kits for infectious diseases, and syringe disposal containers. The original request for funding proposals from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration had listed “safe smoking kits/supplies” among the items that could be purchased with taxpayer money. Critics see it as enabling drug use, but public health advocates say it’s a pragmatic approach to keep bad situations from getting worse. Harm reduction, such as providing a space where drug users can inject and be monitored for overdoses, is a controversial idea. Monday was the deadline for service organizations and local governments to apply for a share of $30 million in federal money for “harm reduction” efforts to prevent disease, injury and other collateral trauma to people addicted to illicit drugs. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said separately it was never the intention to pay for drug pipes, and complained that any such impression was created by “inaccurate reporting.”
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