Drug Policies Grounded in Evidence, Health, Equity, and Human Rights

Fentanyl poses a significant overdose risk. The Drug Policy Alliance is advocating for health solutions to fentanyl to keep people safe.

The overdose crisis is a public health emergency. The Drug Policy Alliance is advocating for a public health approach to drugs that can prevent overdose deaths and save lives.

Decades of disinvestment in services have worsened addiction, mental health, and homelessness. The Drug Policy Alliance advocates for immediate connection to care and long-term investments in addiction and social services.

Long wait lists, unaffordable rates, and a shortage of providers are just some barriers to treatment. The Drug Policy Alliance is advocating for increased access to effective addiction services.

Drug criminalization increases overdose risk, drains community resources, and creates instability. The Drug Policy Alliance advocates for a public health approach prioritizing health, social support, and community well-being.

Drug war punishment has spread beyond the criminal system to harm our daily lives. The Drug Policy Alliance works to remove barriers to jobs, housing, and benefits people need for health and wellbeing.

The unregulated drug supply is driving overdose deaths. The Drug Policy Alliance supports safer supply and the legal regulation of drugs as life-saving alternatives while balancing public health and community safety.

Marijuana legalization should prioritize public health, consumer safety, and justice for those harmed by criminalization. The Drug Policy Alliance supports reforms that benefit people’s wellbeing, not corporate profit. 

The U.S.’s global promotion of drug prohibition increases violence, poverty, and human rights violations. The Drug Policy Alliance advocates for an approach to drugs grounded in global health and human rights.