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> [In order for people to recover, we can't just say 'love is all we need.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maia-szalavitz/in-order-for-people-to-recover-we-can-t-just-say-love-is-all-we-need/)

[Maia Szalavitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maia-szalavitz/)

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## More by Maia Szalavitz

> [Punishment by definition isn't going to help. So what you need to do is to help people to change and recover is to help…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maia-szalavitz/punishment-by-definition-isn-t-going-to-help-so-what-you-need-to-do/)

[Maia Szalavitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maia-szalavitz/)

> [There's traditionally been two different ways of seeing addiction. Either it's a sin and you're a horrible bad person and you are just choosing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maia-szalavitz/there-s-traditionally-been-two-different-ways-of-seeing-addiction/)

[Maia Szalavitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maia-szalavitz/)

> [The thing about our drug laws is that they're not based on science.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maia-szalavitz/the-thing-about-our-drug-laws-is-that-they-re-not-based-on-science/)

[Maia Szalavitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maia-szalavitz/)

> [Marijuana is not not harmful, but is the least harmful psychoactive substance that we have, with the possible exception of caffeine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maia-szalavitz/marijuana-is-not-not-harmful-but-is-the-least-harmful-psychoactive/)

[Maia Szalavitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maia-szalavitz/)

> [There is a safe, nontoxic drug called naloxone that can instantly reverse opioid overdose and prevent most of these deaths. But the drug war…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maia-szalavitz/there-is-a-safe-nontoxic-drug-called-naloxone-that-can-instantly/)

[Maia Szalavitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maia-szalavitz/)

> [When President Nixon declared war on drugs on June 17, 1971, about 110 people per 100,000 in the population were incarcerated. Today, we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maia-szalavitz/when-president-nixon-declared-war-on-drugs-on-june-17-1971-about-110/)

[Maia Szalavitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maia-szalavitz/)

> [Because of the war on drugs, pain patients are treated with skepticism and pain doctors live in fear of being prosecuted for overprescribing. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maia-szalavitz/because-of-the-war-on-drugs-pain-patients-are-treated-with-skepticism/)

[Maia Szalavitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maia-szalavitz/)

> [I think our drug laws need to be made scientifically, as best as possible, recognizing that values will always be part of that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maia-szalavitz/i-think-our-drug-laws-need-to-be-made-scientifically-as-best-as/)

[Maia Szalavitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maia-szalavitz/)

> [Addiction is when you fall in love with a drug instead of a child or a lover and the learning that takes part in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maia-szalavitz/addiction-is-when-you-fall-in-love-with-a-drug-instead-of-a-child-or/)

[Maia Szalavitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maia-szalavitz/)

> [We should not be putting kids in cages and hoping that is going to fix their psychological problems of any type.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maia-szalavitz/we-should-not-be-putting-kids-in-cages-and-hoping-that-is-going-to/)

[Maia Szalavitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maia-szalavitz/)

> [I don't have kids, but I've often noticed when people first become parents they seem to completely forget their own adolescence and they start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maia-szalavitz/i-don-t-have-kids-but-i-ve-often-noticed-when-people-first-become/)

[Maia Szalavitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maia-szalavitz/)

> [In order for people to recover, we can't just say 'love is all we need.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maia-szalavitz/in-order-for-people-to-recover-we-can-t-just-say-love-is-all-we-need/)

[Maia Szalavitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maia-szalavitz/)

> [If you're worried about a kid and drug use, the safest, best thing to do is individual counseling or family therapy, none of which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maia-szalavitz/if-you-re-worried-about-a-kid-and-drug-use-the-safest-best-thing-to/)

[Maia Szalavitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maia-szalavitz/)

> [Incarceration is as useful for addiction as it is for diabetes - i.e., not useful and potentially harmful, particularly for kids.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maia-szalavitz/incarceration-is-as-useful-for-addiction-as-it-is-for-diabetes-i-e/)

[Maia Szalavitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maia-szalavitz/)

> [In a criminal justice setting, it's very hard to create a therapeutic environment where people do feel safe, but the real important thing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maia-szalavitz/in-a-criminal-justice-setting-it-s-very-hard-to-create-a-therapeutic/)

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