Kastalia Medrano 
“An Attempt to Shift This Dynamic”—House Revives Prison Libraries Act
On January 27 lawmakers reintroduced the Prison Libraries Act, the first federal bill to ...
Fentanyl Child Endangerment Bills Ramp Up Across the US
Multiple states have introduced legislation this January aimed at addressing accidental drug exposure in ...
CO Renews Most of Its Historic Push to Reduce Harms of Faulty Drug Tests
In June 2025, Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) signed a bill that established a ...
Fentanyl’s Prevalence in Drug Seizures Not Linked to Drop in OD Deaths, Research Suggests
As theories continue to emerge for the dramatic turnaround in overdose deaths, a new ...
SAMHSA Restores Thousands of Active Grants, a Day After It Cut Them
Less than 24 hours after terminating the discretionary grants that represent nearly $2 billion ...
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 ...
