Tag: treatment
Oregon Legislature Passes Fentanyl Criminalization Bill
Oregon legislators have passed a bill that adds new mandatory minimum sentences for fentanyl ...
BC Involuntary Treatment Taking Place in a Solitary Confinement Unit
The British Columbia government is moving ahead with involuntary substance use disorder treatment for ...
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 ...
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 ...
“Faces of Medicaid” Highlights Lifesaving Program Under Attack
A new campaign highlights how Medicaid has transformed the lives of many people who ...
GOP Plans to Slash Medicaid Would Worsen Overdose Crisis
Republicans, in control of the White House and both chambers of Congress, aim to ...
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 ...
Alberta Will Force People Who Use Drugs to Enter Treatment
The government of Alberta, Canada, will force people who use drugs into substance use ...
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 ...
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 ...
