Tag: drug war
What Does “Lived Experience” Really Mean?
Policymakers frequently fail to listen to those they serve, making it impossible to understand ...
The Overdose Crisis Was Ignored in This Election Cycle
The overdose crisis claims over 100,000 lives each year in the United States, but ...
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 ...
Socialist Presidential Candidate Talks Harm Reduction and the Drug War
On a sunny day in Milwaukee, I drove downtown to interview a presidential candidate. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
How Will Mexico’s President-Elect Impact the Drug War?
On June 2, Mexico decisively elected Claudia Sheinbaum as its next president. Once she ...
The Deep Ties Between the US Drug War and Israeli Forces
Overdose prevention researchers like me are familiar with the harms caused by the expansion ...
Confirmed Executions for Drug Convictions Surge to New Global High
In July 2016, three Nigerians and one Indonesian were ferried to Nusa Kambangan, known ...
