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Mayor Adams Pushes SUD Involuntary Commitment Law for New York State

On August 14, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the “Compassionate Interventions Act." The proposed legislation, which the Adams…

August 20, 2025

Tennessee Harm Reductionist Faces Charges for Drug Checking

A constant threat to harm reductionists is that without clear legal protections, their lifesaving work can be criminalized. The recent…

August 19, 2025

Devastating Threats to Vulnerable People as Trump Sends Troops to DC

Troops appeared on the streets of Washington, DC, on the night of August 12. The previous day, President Donald Trump…

August 13, 2025

Divisions Over Mayor’s Shelter Plans in Portland, Oregon

A plan from Mayor Keith Wilson (D) of Portland, Oregon, to build new shelter beds for people experiencing homelessness has…

July 31, 2025

Trump’s “Sick” Executive Order Targets Unhoused People and Harm Reduction

On July 24, President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order that allows—and incentivizes—states and cities to purge encampments of…

July 30, 2025

Police in Ontario Increasingly Obstruct Harm Reduction Service Delivery

[Co-authored by Dylan De Marsh and Ann De Shalit.]   Police in Ontario are increasingly interfering with the operation of…

July 17, 2025

Judge Dismisses Federal Consent Decree for Minneapolis Police

A judge has thrown out the federal consent decree for the Minneapolis Police Department, which followed the 2020 murder of…

May 29, 2025

UK Govt. Publishes Report Indicating Drug Policing Boosts Violence

Drug-related law enforcement is more likely to increase violence than reduce it, indicates a report commissioned by the government of…

April 9, 2025

Amid DOGE Cuts Elsewhere, the DEA Is Actively Recruiting

At a time when agencies across the federal government are seeing massive spending and workforce cuts under the Trump administration,…

April 8, 2025

Thailand Cracks Down Harder on Vapes. Is There Hope?

Thailand’s government recently ordered a crackdown on nicotine vapes under a national prohibition, resulting in numerous police raids.  Fears of…

March 20, 2025