As municipalities grapple with how to address the opioid crisis, which has resulted in a premature death rate surpassing gun deaths and car crashes, experts agree that harm reduction approaches like medically assisted treatment (MAT) are essential.

Yet in many cases, treatment clinics have a fraught relationship with law enforcement, and it’s previously been reported that cops patrol methadone clinics for easy collars.

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One NYPD officer made his feelings abundantly clear over the weekend. In a clip posted to Twitter, a cop was seeing whipping out his gun and telling a man “take a f*cking walk right now,” the Gothamist reports.

“There’s no reason to pull out a gun,” the man said. In response, the officer shouted,”Go shoot your f*cking heroin and die. Alright?”

The NYPD released a statement to Gothamist, saying: “The commanding officer has been made aware of the video and is looking into it.”

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ALERT NYC!

This officer responded to a minor scuffle at a methadone clinic in SOHO today with his gun out & ready to use on folks seeking help. He then told these human beings to “shoot your fucking heroin and die.”

IDENTIFY THIS PIG! pic.twitter.com/pGkIQaaJHO — AntifaSevenHills 🏴 (@ash_antifa) August 31, 2018