On July 1, as Washington State's embattled "Blake decision" expires, a new drug possession law takes effect. After a winding…
Republican Senators in Oregon are staging a "walkout" from the Democrat-controlled state legislature. The move, framed as a protest against…
When Alice* was 12 years old, her mother discovered some diary entries she had written about experimenting with drugs, and…
Post-acute withdrawal syndrome is a hypothetical condition in which a set of symptoms persist long after a person has undergone…
The roots of today’s stigmatization of people who use drugs—and of paternalistic, exploitative, often cruel approaches to what we now…
On June 30, 2022, Schick Shadel Hospital in Burien, Washington, closed its doors for good. It was the last facility…
It seems like every other day we see a news story about a profiteering addiction rehab engaging in unsavory conduct,…
As a teenager I was always anxious, to the point I never felt comfortable in my own skin. But that…
A chart book of blue national maps newly compiled by Pew Charitable Trusts is a powerful visual distillation of information…
On September 14, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act into law. The legislation…