Kastalia Medrano 
SAMHSA’s National Drug Use Survey Continues to Be Weird About Fentanyl
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released the 2024 edition ...
NY Makes Prison Phone Calls Free, Via Direct Negotiations With Securus
Beginning August 1, the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) ...
Trump Signs HALT Fentanyl Act Into Law
On June 16, President Donald Trump signed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) ...
“First Time We’ve Seen That” Feds Say of Meth Pills They’ve Seen for Years
Amid a recent upswing in methamphetamine seizures, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department ...
FCC Begins Quietly Backing Off From Phone Call Price Caps in Prisons, Jails
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has temporarily waived the deadline for correctional telecommunications providers ...
Oregon Legislature Passes Fentanyl Criminalization Bill
Oregon legislators have passed a bill that adds new mandatory minimum sentences for fentanyl ...
Feds Share Prison Contraband Data They May Not Have Thought Through
The United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) has released a report on sentencing for contraband ...
SAMHSA’s Guide for MOUD in State Prisons Kinda Forgot About Something
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released new guidance for ...
Indivior-Funded Study Suggests Opvee Outperforms Narcan. But at What?
Indivior PLC, the pharmaceutical company that manufactures the opioid overdose antidote Opvee (nalmefene), has ...
“Fentanyl Containment Devices” Are Not Quite What They Sound Like
The Senate is considering a fentanyl exposure bill that would fund “containment devices.” Rarely do ...
