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Overdose Crisis
Locking Up Drug “Dealers” to Save Users Doesn’t Make Anyone Safer
For a real solution, we must first address the economic conditions that drive people into illicit economies.
What Would a Post-ACA America Look Like?
Life expectancy, which has been declining in the U.S., may fall even further as Republicans move to gut health care.
Want to Combat the Opioid Crisis? Pass Single-Payer Health Care.
A for-profit health care system that has generated billions for Big Pharma won't combat the opioid crisis.
More States Say Doctors Must Offer Overdose Reversal Drug Along With Opioids
Co-prescribing mandates are emerging as the latest tactic to combat the opioid crisis
Stripping Social Programs Leads to Lower Life Expectancy
The rise in drug overdose and suicide deaths is threatening an entire generation of Americans.
“The Total Failure” of Trump’s Drug War Policies
Trump has totally ignored science, advocates and members of the medical profession.
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The Radicals Were Always Right: Now Is the Time to Decriminalize All Drugs
Mass incarceration and the opioid crisis are forcing politicians to consider decriminalizing addiction, advocates say.
Jeff Sessions Eyes a Crackdown on Medical Marijuana, but Federal Policy Remains Unclear
Attorney General Jeff Sessions appears more interested in making arrests than in the science on cannabis.
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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.
More Proof the Drug War Is Not Over
Ramping up criminal penalties for drug misuse will further entrench the poverty and social circumstances driving it.