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Drug Decriminalization Is Working in Oregon. Other States Should Follow.
Decriminalization, in combination with expanded access to health services, can help stem the overdose crisis.
Biden Aims to Keep Trump Drug Policy That Widened Racial Disparities
Criminal legal reformers blame the Trump-era policy for increasing overdoses and worsening mass incarceration.
DEA Warns of Counterfeit Pill “Surge” Following Its Crackdown on Prescriptions
Experts say counterfeits are meeting demand for prescription pills as prescribing rates drop.
I Had Decided to Quit Opioids. Being in Prison Made It Harder in Every Way.
If only society prioritized treatment and rehabilitation over punishment there would be far fewer “repeat offenders.”
Biden Poised to Break a Promise on Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
Like the racist crackdown on crack cocaine, a crackdown on fentanyl is filling prisons, not preventing deaths.
There Is a Real National Emergency in the US, It’s Just Not the Wall
The opioid emergency requires a multifaceted and sustained solution.Â
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Facing an Overdose Crisis, US Politicians Consider Safe Spaces for Injecting Drugs
Politicians are proposing drug reforms that have long been dismissed as too radical for discussion.
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Senate Proposal Would Expand Mandatory-Minimum Drug Sentencing — Again
These amendments would fuel mass incarceration, separate families and cause more pain in communities suffering from drug problems.