drug use

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 Rapid Enforcement, Support, Evaluation and Triage…

January 8, 2026

Media Exploitation of Reiner Family Tragedy Pushes the Carceral Agenda

After director Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Singer Reiner were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home December…

December 31, 2025

SAMHSA Brings Back State-Level Reports on Drug Use, Mental Health

On November 24, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) published reports measuring behavioral health for each of…

November 25, 2025

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 of the National Survey on Drug…

July 30, 2025

AMA: Marijuana Use Up, Problematic Use Down in Canada Post-Legalization

New research published by the American Medical Association finds that while the frequency of marijuana use among adults in Canada…

April 23, 2025

White House Reviews Its Drug Control Strategy, Finds It’s Doing a Good Job

In 2022 the White House Office of National Drug Control Strategy (ONDCP) published its first National Drug Control Strategy, which…

January 2, 2025

To Me, International Drug Users Day Should Mean Pride

International Drug Users Day, marked on November 1, is very near and dear to my heart. I’ve lost so many people…

November 1, 2024

SAMHSA’s National Drug Use Survey Still Has a Fentanyl Problem

On July 30, the Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration released its annual survey on substance use, mental illness,…

July 31, 2024

Harm Reduction for Short-Term Meth Withdrawal

Withdrawal from opioids is so thoroughly studied that the process is regularly referenced in media and pop culture. Many symptoms…

December 14, 2023

SAMHSA’s National Drug Use Survey Has a Fentanyl Problem

Up through 2021, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) national drug use survey didn't include illicit fentanyl.…

November 16, 2023