drug war

US Continues to Spend Billions on Drug War in Lower-Income Countries

United States taxpayers continue to fund a destructive and deadly drug war in low- and middle-income countries across the world,…

December 5, 2024

“There’s Nothing in It That Works”—Global Commission Slams Drug War

The United States and Canada should fully decriminalize the use and possession of drugs rather than double down on a…

December 5, 2024

“War on Cartels” and Harm Reduction in Peril—Drug Policy Under Trump

President-elect Donald Trump wants drug traffickers to be executed, and could soon have the authority to make that happen. The…

November 14, 2024

What Does “Lived Experience” Really Mean?

Policymakers frequently fail to listen to those they serve, making it impossible to understand their needs. “Nothing about us without…

November 12, 2024

The Overdose Crisis Was Ignored in This Election Cycle

The overdose crisis claims over 100,000 lives each year in the United States, but has received very little attention from…

November 5, 2024

US Drug Enforcement’s Role in the Current Violence in Sinaloa, Mexico

A major outbreak of violence in Culiacán, Mexico, spotlights United States drug war tactics and puts hard questions to new…

October 2, 2024

Socialist Presidential Candidate Talks Harm Reduction and the Drug War

On a sunny day in Milwaukee, I drove downtown to interview a presidential candidate. The city has buzzed with political…

September 20, 2024

OK Prisons Privatize Mail, as “Digital Processing Centers” Expand Drug War

Beginning September 1, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) will no longer deliver physical mail to the nearly 23,000 people…

August 13, 2024

Support, Don’t Punish—But Why Do People Who Use Drugs Need Support?

June 26 is the annual “Support. Don’t Punish.” day—an impressive global initiative to promote harm reduction and drug policies that…

June 25, 2024

Decades After It Set Meth Sentencing by Purity, USSC Surveys the Damage

Almost all controlled substances in the United States are criminalized by weight. There are thresholds that legally separate possession from…

June 20, 2024