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Oregon Lawmakers Recriminalize Drugs, Under the Guise of Treatment

On March 1, Oregon legislators approved a bill to recriminalize drug possession, undoing the historic Measure 110 enacted by voters…

March 4, 2024

California’s Prop 1 Would Expand Forced Treatment, Advocates Warn

On March 5, California voters will decide on Proposition 1. The ballot measure, backed by Governor Gavin Newsom (D) would…

February 28, 2024

White House Issues Very Soft Call for Prisoner Access to OUD Meds

The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released its first press release of 2024, promoting a January…

January 31, 2024

Oregon Democrats Unveil Bill to Roll Back Drug Decriminalization

A bill in Oregon, backed by Democratic lawmakers, would overturn critical aspects of Measure 110. The ballot initiative, approved by…

January 25, 2024

The Rise and Fall of Confrontational Alcohol Addiction “Treatment”

Confrontational counseling, sometimes known as attack therapy, is most commonly associated with so-called "therapeutic communities" for people with addictions. It…

January 18, 2024

Calls for Coerced Treatment as Oregon Decrim Under Threat

By the time Morgan Godvin stood before a judge in Portland, Oregon, her life had spun out of control in…

January 11, 2024

When People Ask Harm Reductionists, “What About Treatment?”

“What about treatment?” I’m commonly asked this question by well-intentioned folks when I say I am a harm reduction advocate,…

January 8, 2024

The FDA Draft Guidance for Stimulant Use Disorder Medication Is… Decent

One of the reasons we have Food and Drug Administration-approved medications for opioid use disorder (OUD) is that opioids are…

November 28, 2023

NIDA Director Calls Abstinence-Only Approach “Catastrophic” for OD Crisis

A top federal health official is offering some pointed critiques of the United States drug criminalization model, stressing how politicizing…

November 21, 2023

NIDA to Fund Development of New Psychedelics-Based SUD Treatments

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is soliciting proposals to develop psychedelics into treatments for substance use disorder (SUD), with…

November 10, 2023