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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the “Choice” of Court-Ordered Drug Treatment

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the famed anti-vaxxer poised to take over the United States Department of Health and Human Services,…

December 4, 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

San Joaquin County, CA, to Vote on Drug-Testing Public Benefit Recipients

Voters in San Joaquin County, California, are about to decide if people on public benefits should be drug-tested under threat…

October 24, 2024

Tapering Off Methadone Without a Clinic, in Just Two Years and 13 Rehabs

Since early 2023, I’ve been surfing my way across what feels like every New Jersey substance use disorder treatment facility…

October 15, 2024

Multnomah County, Oregon, Begins Its Post-Decrim “Deflection” Strategy

Oregon recriminalized drug possession on September 1—overturning the voter-approved Measure 110, which decriminalized simple possession of all drugs from early…

October 8, 2024

Why Alberta’s OD Figures Don’t Make a Case Against Harm Reduction

Canadian opponents of harm reduction have been pointing to recent data from Alberta as proof the province’s treatment-based approach to…

September 27, 2024

CA Proposes “Treatment-Mandated Felony” Sentence for Drug Possession

In 2014, California voters passed a ballot initiative that punished most drug possession and shoplifting as misdemeanors rather than felonies.…

September 24, 2024

BC Government’s Involuntary Drug Treatment Expansion Plan Condemned

The British Columbia government is moving towards a regime of involuntary treatment for people who use drugs who have both…

September 19, 2024

Good Thing No One Uses Drugs in Prison, or RSAT Might Not Work

Because his conviction involved alcohol, the case plan Alf* was assigned by the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) included a…

August 15, 2024

Portland Sobering Center Delayed, But How Much Would It Help?

A planned sobering center in Portland, Oregon is mired in controversy. Its opening has been pushed back to fall 2026.…

July 18, 2024