Fact Sheets

Here are the stats we will have to look back on after the drug war is over. The war on drugs is a war on families, a war on communities and a war on our constitutional rights. We need drugs policies that move away...

Legal regulation is not a step into the unknown – we have centuries of experience in legally regulating thousands of different drugs. Legal regulation means commonsense controls – marijuana wouldn...

This fact sheet explains how 911 Good Samaritan laws can save lives. These laws protect people from arrest and prosecution for drug possession when they call 911 to report an overdose.

In the past few years, marijuana reform advocates have won dozens of significant victories to reduce the role of the criminal justice system in marijuana policy across the U.S. – and have gained the support...

Overdose prevention efforts around the nation demonstrate the immense value and efficacy of a public health and safety approach to the problem of drug misuse in society. Proven strategies are available to reduce...

Learn about naloxone, a low-cost, non-narcotic drug that reverses the effects of opiate overdose.

Criminal justice and public health systems can work together to provide comprehensive HIV prevention and treatment inside and outside correctional facilities. Incarceration presents a window of opportunity for...

Need-to-know facts about women, prison and the drug war.

Summary Chart and details of the 15 states and DC that have enacted laws to legalize medical marijuana

These fact sheets focus on HIV prevention issues related to syringes.

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