CDC Data Confirms Overdose Deaths Rise Nationwide, Despite Increasing Criminalization Efforts
Overdose deaths continued to rise in 2022. The new CDC data underscores the need for health-based solutions to the overdose crisis.
Overdose deaths continued to rise in 2022. The new CDC data underscores the need for health-based solutions to the overdose crisis.
With fentanyl crackdowns and federal marijuana reform taking center stage during President Biden’s State of the Union address, experts at the Drug Policy Alliance correct the record on what actually keeps communities safe and healthy.
Governor Tina Kotek confirmed that she will sign House Bill (HB) 4002, which recriminalizes drug possession and doubles down on the failed approach of arresting and jailing people for drug possession, into law.
State Leaders Scapegoated Measure 110 for their Own Failures to Address Public Suffering
Rhode Island’s first overdose prevention center is expected to open this summer.
With twelve Senators and a majority of American voters supporting marijuana descheduling, pressure is mounting for the Biden Administration to fulfill their campaign promise to end federal marijuana criminalization.
Today, the Oregon Joint Interim Committee on Addiction and Community Safety announced that they plan to reverse the state’s public health approach to addiction and impose a criminal penalty for people not able to access treatment. The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) has issued the below statement in response.
The report comes on the heels of federal scientists outlining marijuana’s medical benefits and low risk, signaling a disconnect between the health outcomes of marijuana use and the harms of enforcement.
The Committee’s support demonstrates a clear commitment to saving lives and embracing these research-backed, public health facilities.
Report findings illustrate the life-saving impact OPCs could have nationwide as United States faces an unprecedented overdose crisis.