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BC Involuntary Treatment Taking Place in a Solitary Confinement Unit

The British Columbia government is moving ahead with involuntary substance use disorder treatment for people held at a pretrial detention…

May 16, 2025

A Brief History of LSD Treatment for Alcohol Addiction at the VA

Characteristics of the “psychedelic renaissance” of recent years have included numerous studies indicating benefits of psychedelic drugs for therapeutic use—with…

May 14, 2025

A Methadone Pioneer Who Freed People From the Cruel Clinic System

Dr. Edwin Salsitz is a methadone OG. He was one of a coterie of New York City doctors who pioneered…

April 23, 2025

“Faces of Medicaid” Highlights Lifesaving Program Under Attack

A new campaign highlights how Medicaid has transformed the lives of many people who use drugs, through medications for opioid…

April 10, 2025

GOP Plans to Slash Medicaid Would Worsen Overdose Crisis

Republicans, in control of the White House and both chambers of Congress, aim to cut trillions of dollars in federal…

March 13, 2025

Prison RSAT Has a High Success Rate of Continuing to Exist

In 2020, Bill* was awaiting trial in a northern Georgia county jail when he asked his lawyer about getting into…

March 4, 2025

Alberta Will Force People Who Use Drugs to Enter Treatment

The government of Alberta, Canada, will force people who use drugs into substance use disorder treatment against their will, under…

February 26, 2025

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

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