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Study: Police Drug Seizures Raise Overdose Risk
2022 saw 109,000 drug overdose deaths and it is projected to surge to 165,000 by 2025.
Prison Has Robbed Me of Father’s Day 25 Times. All I Want Is to Be With My Sons.
For me, Father's Day is an unbearable reminder of everything that prison has stolen from my family.
While You’re Lighting Up on 4/20, I’m Serving Decades in Prison for Selling Weed
I was sentenced in 1998 to 40 years in prison for selling marijuana. Even as it is decriminalized, I remain behind bars.
The US Finally Removes a Major Barrier to Opioid Addiction Treatment
Advocates say deregulating buprenorphine is a long overdue step toward ending the overdose crisis.
Congress Has One Last Chance to Abolish the Crack Cocaine Sentencing Disparity
Merrick Garland’s recent memo was an important first step, but only Congress can fully end the sentencing disparities.
Sanders: Biden’s Marijuana Pardons Are Good — Legalization Would Be Even Better
Sanders lauded the president’s move but said that “much more needs to be done.”
Biden Announces Mass Pardons for Those Convicted of Simple Marijuana Possession
The president encouraged U.S. governors to pardon residents convicted on state-based charges.
Republicans Are Lying About Fentanyl to Scare Voters
By scapegoating migrants as a source of drugs at the border, demagogues obscure facts with a cloud of xenophobia.
The Drug War Drives Exploitation. We Need Drug Regulation, Not Criminalization.
Legal regulation is a better path forward than either drug-related mass criminalization or a commercial free-for-all.
Overdose Deaths Are Higher Than Ever, and the GOP Is Exploiting the Crisis
Experts say GOP plans to empower police would make the overdose crisis much more deadly.