Prop. 36 promised treatment for people with serious drug addiction, but jails are left holding the bag

Billed as the “Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act” on the November 2024 ballot, Proposition 36 won easily ...
WSB-TV

What is addiction, and how can we stop it?

What is addiction, and how can we stop it? The complexities of addiction have stumped scientists for decades. Today, with 48 million Americans over the age of 12 suffering from a substance use ...
The Economist

Democratic mayors and the president are converging on drugs policy

Across America, drug policy is shifting as a backlash takes hold against “harm reduction’, an approach grounded in the idea ...

Can Drug Users Be Forced Into Rehab? Trump Says Yes. So Do 34 States.

The president wants to enforce involuntary commitment laws for severe drug use. But rehab is expensive, without enough beds ...

My nose felt blocked then a giant chunk of rotting flesh fell out – even that didn’t stop my rampant ket & coke habit

NICOLE Chanelle was just 14 when she first started taking hard drugs. Now 30, the TikToker spent more than a decade using ...
KTLA

Red Ribbon Week: Drug-Free World educates youth on drugs, drug-free zones proposed to fight drug trafficking and crime

Governments are trying to come up with crime fighting proposals that would include drug-free zones and regulations. If youth have a full understanding of the harmful effects of drugs, then most will ...

For a second year, Missouri sees a significant decrease in drug overdose deaths

New reports out from the University of Missouri - St. Louis, Missouri Institute of Mental Health Addiction Science Team, show ...