Kastalia Medrano 
Delayed CDC Data Show the Drop in Overdose Deaths Has Slowed Down
On January 14 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published its monthly provisional ...
Feds Compare Strategies for OD Crisis: Reducing Supply, Demand or Harm
On January 13 the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report analyzing three policy ...
Nebraska Begins New Round in Fight to Authorize Syringe Service Programs
Nebraska, one of the last states with no legally operating syringe service programs (SSP), ...
The Problem With Crediting the Drop in Fentanyl OD to Supply Reduction
In September 2024 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data showing that ...
SF to Open “RESET” Sobering Center, Pilot Civil Commitment for Drug Use
On January 7, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie (D) announced imminent plans to open ...
Youth Vaping, Smoking and Drinking at Record Lows, Per Latest NIDA Data
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has released the latest Monitoring the Future Survey ...
Senate Confirms Fentanyl Conspiracy Theorist Sara Carter as “Drug Czar”
On January 6 the Senate confirmed Sara A. Carter Bailey as the new “drug ...
“I’m Innocent”: Maduro Pleads Not Guilty to Drug-Trafficking Charges
Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro pled not guilty to drug trafficking charges in a ...
Feds Extend COVID-Era Bupe Telemedicine Flexibilities, Again
On December 31, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Health and Human ...
GAO Went Undercover to Almost Prove That Drugs Are Sold Online
On December 18 the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on fentanyl and ...
