Lucia Geng

CDC and NIDA Will Finally Study Potential of Safe Consumption Sites

For the first time ever, Congress has weighed in on the issue of safe consumption sites (SCS). A bill tied…

January 7, 2021

DC Decriminalized Drug Paraphernalia. Here’s What That Means on the Ground.

On December 22, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) signed the Opioid Overdose Treatment and Prevention Omnibus Amendment Act…

January 4, 2021

Overdose Survivors’ Top Priorities Are Basic Needs, Research Shows

A new study elevating the voices of opioid users who survived an overdose found that emergency department (ED) healthcare workers…

December 28, 2020

How Some Problematic Provisions Got Added to the Historic MORE Act

The Marijuana Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, which was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on December 4 by…

December 22, 2020

What LA County DA George Gascón Means for California Drug Policy

On December 7, newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón took office and announced sweeping reforms to the…

December 10, 2020

Judge Grants Class Action Status to Methadone-Taper Jail Lawsuit

A federal judge has paved the way for a case against a methadone-taper policy at Cook County Jail, Illinois to…

December 7, 2020