Tag: treatment
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 ...
“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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
CA Proposes “Treatment-Mandated Felony” Sentence for Drug Possession
In 2014, California voters passed a ballot initiative that punished most drug possession and ...
BC Government’s Involuntary Drug Treatment Expansion Plan Condemned
The British Columbia government is moving towards a regime of involuntary treatment for people ...
