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Nearly Half BC’s New “Substance-Use Treatment Beds” Provide No Treatment

British Columbia recently unveiled 26 publicly funded "substance-use treatment beds" in four communities across the province. Six of the beds…

February 3, 2025

Maryland Lawmakers Renew Push for Overdose Prevention Centers

Urged on by the mayor at the epicenter of the nation’s overdose crisis, a Maryland lawmaker has launched a renewed…

January 21, 2025

Justin Trudeau’s “Mixed Bag” Legacy on Drug Policy

As Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s nine years in power come to an end, many are reflecting on his legacy.…

January 17, 2025

Canada’s Supreme Court to Rule On Scope of Good Samaritan OD Law

In September 2020, a truck pulled over in rural Saskatchewan, Canada, to report an overdose. Cheryl Delorme had lost consciousness…

January 14, 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

Database Shows How States Have (or Haven’t) Used Opioid Settlement Cash

A new database tracking how jurisdictions across the country are allocating opioid settlement funds shows that while treatment and prevention…

December 31, 2024

DOJ Sues CVS, Alleging “Massive Public Harm” From Opioid Dispensing

The Department of Justice is accusing CVS Pharmacy Inc. of unlawfully filling opioid prescriptions that directly led to overdose deaths,…

December 19, 2024

Lawmakers Omit Overdose Prevention Centers From MA Bill

Massachusetts lawmakers have dropped plans to authorize overdose prevention centers. Despite support from the state's Senate, health department and voters,…

December 19, 2024

Baltimore’s $5.2 Billion Opioid Lawsuit Now in the Hands of One Judge

A Baltimore judge will soon decide the fate of a landmark opioid lawsuit. The beleaguered city hopes to obtain billions…

December 17, 2024

Offering Narcan to Just the Prisoners Being Released Doesn’t Work

[Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this series] One of the most commonly cited statistics in overdose prevention comes…

December 9, 2024