This Vermont Prosecutor Is Pushing Back Against the DOJ's Drug Warriors
Chittenden County State's Attorney Sarah George will no longer prosecute misdemeanor buprenorphine cases.
Heroin
The Government's Cure for the Opioid Epidemic May Be Worse Than the Disease
When the cure for the "epidemic" proves worse than the disease, it's time to try something new.
America's War on Pain Pills Is Killing Addicts and Leaving Patients in Agony
The government's efforts to get between people and the drugs they want have not prevented drug use, but they have made it more dangerous.
Trump, Slayer of Pushers
If drug dealers have blood on their hands, so do drug warriors.
San Francisco to Open Safe Drug Injection Sites by Summer
They will be privately funded and operated by nonprofits.
Philadelphia's Government 'Expresses Interest' in Safe Injection Sites
The city's new district attorney also supports the idea.
We've Known for 40 Years How to Help Heroin Users
In the 1970s, New York City and Hong Kong figured out how to help heroin users without red tape or an abundance of experts.
Treating Drug Overdoses As Homicides May Be Deadly
The Drug Policy Alliance documents an unjust prosecution trend that makes opioid fatalities more likely.
Opioid Commission Mistakenly Blames Pain Treatment for Drug Deaths
The panel wants to make prescription analgesics even harder to obtain.
Trump's Weak Response to Opioid Overdoses
More innovative remedies will be needed to actually turn back the relentless onslaught of overdose fatalities.
Why Are Local Officials Shutting Down Needle Exchange Programs During a Crisis?
Moral judgment of drug users overrules solutions that fight overdoses and halt the spread of disease.
The Pros and Cons of a Heroin Shortage
The former head of the CDC wants to drive up the price of heroin. Here's what we might see if that happens.
America Set an Awful New Record in 2016
Preliminary data from the CDC suggest an unprecedented number of Americans died of a drug overdose last year.
Philly D.A. Frontrunner Backs Safe Injection Sites for Drug Users
The mayor's task force has also recommended the idea.
Will California Beat Seattle in Building a Safe Drug Injection Facility?
Lawmakers consider bill that lets eight counties experiment with safe spaces to use illegal drugs.
Seattle Ballot Initiative Would Block Safe Drug Injection Centers
Some would rather have overdoses than risk "destigmatizing" addiction.
New Study Finds Heroin Users Less Likely to Overdose If They Know What Drugs They're Actually Taking
Heroin user take smaller doses if they know they're also taking fentanyl.
Heroin Death Rate Among Teenagers Rises As Heroin Use Falls
The CDC supplies more evidence that the war on drugs is making heroin more lethal.
Trump's Opioid Emergency Response
He can continue pursuing lethal supply-side policies, or he can focus on saving lives through harm reduction.
Researchers Highlight the Government's Complicity in Heroin Deaths
The more drug warriors crack down on opioids, the more dangerous they become.
City Councilman's Proposal to Deal With Opioid Overdoses: Let Them Die
A Middletown, Ohio, lawmaker wants paramedics to stop treating to overdose patients after two strikes.
'Kratom Is the Cure for the Opioid Epidemic.' Q&A With Filmmaker Chris Bell
Yet the DEA wants to ban it.
Harm Reduction an Alternative to Incoherent Opioid Addiction Policies
Let doctors exercise their best professional judgment and prescribe opioids-free from the chilling effects created by monitoring government agencies.
Florida Sheriff Produces Absurd, Threatening Video over Small Number of Drug-Related Deaths
You'd think Lake County must be some sort of trafficking hotbed. It's not.
Massachusetts Doctors Want a Safe Place for People to Use Illegal Drugs
Supervised injection sites keep drug users alive and prevent the spread of disease. So why doesn't the U.S. have a single one?
Heroin Users Are Less Likely to Be Dependent But More Likely to Die
A new study highlights the gap between rising heroin use and rising heroin deaths.
Legislators Who Supported Criminal Justice Reform Now Sponsoring Tougher Heroin Bills
Heroin hysteria is in full swing this year.
Death Rate for Young White Americans Is Rising Instead of Falling
An estimated 111,000 excess premature deaths occurred in white individuals between 1999 and 2014
Heroin-Related Deaths Rise As Heroin Use Falls
The divergence reinforces the case for harm reduction.
Prohibition Gives Us Heroin Spiked With an Elephant Tranquilizer
Carfentanil-related deaths illustrate how banning drugs makes them more dangerous.
Libertarians for Drug Prohibition?
Except for marijuana, Gary Johnson wants to "keep the drugs illegal."
What Gary Johnson Should Have Said About Heroin
The Libertarian presidential nominee missed an opportunity to make a moral case against prohibition.
Drug War Ringer Pushes Johnson to Explain Reality of Prohibition at Town Hall
Were the Libertarian Party's representatives prepared for the most obvious question?
'Opioid Epidemic' Myths
Prescription painkillers are not as deadly or as addictive as commonly claimed.
CDC Prescription Guidelines Will Leave More Patients in Pain and Drive More Addicts to Heroin
To shrink the supply of opioids, the agency encourages doctors to be suspicious and stingy.
The Media Narrative Around Drug Use Is Shifting, But the Harsh Policies for Drug Crimes Are Not
A "new face of heroin" is changing the discourse on drug addicts in the media. But has it translated into more humane public policy? Not quite.
Cruz, Like Trump, Plans to Stop Heroin With a Wall
The Texas senator says "we will end this deluge of drugs" by securing the border.
For Maine Gov. Paul LePage, "Cocaine Negroes" Have Given Way to Horny Heroin Dealers
Says "guys by the name D-Money, Smoothie, Shifty" drive north from New York and Connecticut to sell drugs and knock up local girls.
Teenagers Are Smoking and Drinking Less Than Ever Before
Cannabis consumption is up since the early 1990s but still substantially lower than in the '70s.
Heroin and Prohibition Are a Lethal Combination
How the government promotes deaths from drug poisoning
Heroin Is Deadlier Than It Used to Be, Thanks to the War on Drugs
How prohibition promotes drug poisoning
Fentanyl-Laced Heroin and Other Deadly Consequences of Prohibition
How the government makes drugs more dangerous
How Prohibition Causes Deaths From Fentanyl-Spiked Heroin
The more successful drug warriors are, the more dangerous drugs become.
Bill Bennett: 'Bring Back the War on Drugs'
The former drug czar thinks the solution to the "heroin epidemic" is simple: "attack the supply."
The Fantasy of Stopping the 'Heroin Epidemic' by Stopping the Heroin
Bill Bennett wants to "bring back the war on drugs."
