News | Environment & Health In Win for Overdose Prevention, Rhode Island Approves Harm Reduction Centers Biden is under pressure to prohibit law enforcement from targeting safe consumption sites that reduce drug overdose. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout July 9, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing My Sister Died of an Overdose. Defunding the Police Might Have Saved Her. It’s time to acknowledge we can’t arrest our way out of the overdose crisis. By Maya Schenwar , Truthout June 28, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health As Overdoses Surge, Biden Blocks Hasty Effort to Expand Addiction Treatment Political conflicts over prescription opioids are blockading efforts to expand access to a proven addiction treatment. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout February 4, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing No Drugs Should Be Criminalized. It’s Time to Abolish the DEA. After 47 years and over $1 trillion in costs, it’s time to move toward a human-centered approach to drug use in the U.S. By Kassandra Frederique , Truthout October 27, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Overdoses Are Skyrocketing During COVID-19. The DEA Is Making It Worse. Since March, at least 40 states have reported an increase in opioid overdose deaths. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout October 20, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Overdose Deaths Among People Over 55 Increased 17-Fold Between 1999 and 2017 Drug overdoses among boomers are at record-breaking levels -- and they're still rising. By Robyn McGee , Truthout January 23, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health When Auto Plants Close, Opioid-Related Deaths Rise Researchers found higher rates of opioid deaths in counties that had an automotive assembly plant closure. By Nicole Karlis , Salon December 31, 2019 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Goodbye DARE — More Schools Are Embracing Realistic Drug Education Some educators are abandoning scare tactics and turning to harm reduction. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout October 23, 2019 Truthout
News | Environment & Health As Drug War Rages, Most People Who Need Treatment Don’t Get It A focus on drug-supply reduction and aggressive law enforcement is undermining addiction treatment. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout September 5, 2019 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Sanders and Warren Back Legalization of Injection Sites for Drug Users There are no safe consumption sites in the U.S. The Trump administration wants to keep it that way. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout August 29, 2019 Truthout