Could a Name Change Increase Support for Safe Injection Sites?
A study shows that people feel differently about "overdose prevention sites" and "safe consumption sites."
Drug Addiction
In a Hearing About Addiction Treatment Companies' Sketchy Advertising Practices, CEOs Ask for More Regulation
Normally trade groups lobby for less government oversight, but not in this case.
One New York Police Chief Is Upending Conventional Drug Enforcement
The police chief of Chatham, New York, has a revolutionary strategy for policing the opioid epidemic.
Protecting Adolescent Drug Users From Long-Term Damage
Using drugs at a young age can permanently modify your brain chemistry, but researchers are working to change that.
The Opioid Epidemic's Infrastructure Problem
While many cities cluster health services, and have hotspots for certain kinds of drug use, Boston's "Methadone Mile" is unique in that, here, the two clusters overlap.
Viewfinder: A Candlelight Vigil for Victims of Drug Addiction in New York
People attend a candlelight vigil for victims of drug addiction on August 24th, 2017, in the borough of Staten Island in New York City.
Can Marijuana Help Bring an End to the Opioid Crisis?
That's what some Washington elite are hoping.
A Case for Methadone in Our Jails
Methadone could have saved David Stojcevski, who died on the floor of his jail cell last year.
Who Does, and Who Doesn’t, Get Drug Treatment in Prison
New research finds a racial disparity.
Drug Courts Grow Up
As drug courts spread across the world, new standards and best practices aim to hold them all accountable.
When Addicts Get Out of Jail
New research suggests that maintaining methadone treatment in jails and prisons would save lives.
The Gap Between Overdose Deaths and Narcan Use in Rural America
More rural EMTs need to be able to give out the overdose-reversing medicine when they go out on calls.
Faster Justice, Closer: The Power of Community Courts
Community courts across the country are fighting judicial backlog and lowering re-arrest rates.
Prescription Painkiller Abuse Linked With Heroin
As states crack down hard on pain prescriptions, some are seeing a resurgence in abuse of the harder stuff.
The Dangers of Criminalizing Pregnancy Outcomes
New legislation in Tennessee has implications much wider than the use of illegal drugs by pregnant mothers-to-be.
Remembering the Drug Court Revolution
Stories from the 25th anniversary celebration of the nation’s first drug court.
Joining a Gang Makes People Sick
Seattle’s version of the 7 Up series reveals the long-term damage to adults who were in gangs as kids.