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Parents, Police, and Advocates Condemn Senate Passage of HALT Fentanyl Act, Demand Lifesaving Health Solutions to Fentanyl and Overdose

Statement March 14, 2025
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Statement March 14, 2025

Parents, Police, and Advocates Condemn Senate Passage of HALT Fentanyl Act, Demand Lifesaving Health Solutions to Fentanyl and Overdose

This bill permanently classifies all fentanyl-related substances (FRS) as Schedule I without testing for medical benefits, blocking research that could lead to new overdose treatments. It also entrenches and expands mandatory minimums, imposing harsh penalties that do not consider individual circumstances, while diverting resources from health solutions for fentanyl to criminalization.

Kassandra Frederique March 3, 2025

Trump’s Funding Cuts Jeopardize Fentanyl Overdose Prevention and Recovery

Q&A: How do Trump's and Congress's proposed federal funding cuts threaten overdose treatment access and other health services?
Press Release February 26, 2025

DPA Urges NY Legislature to Fully Fund Cannabis Justice Reforms at Economic Development Hearing

Leading advocacy organizations detail the Hochul administration mismanagement and present roadmap for fixing cannabis law implementation.

Statement February 6, 2025

Statement on House Passage of HALT Fentanyl Act, Advocates Urge Senate to Oppose It and Support Lifesaving Health Solutions to Fentanyl and Overdose

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Halt Fentanyl Act. This counterproductive bill would permanently schedule all fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I, blocking potential health research and creating new mandatory minimum sentences for fentanyl-related substances.
Press Release January 17, 2025

Drug Policy Alliance Applauds Biden’s Commutations for Drug War Victims, Urges Elected Officials to Avoid Repeating Same Mistakes

Today, President Biden demonstrated to Americans that justice delayed doesn’t have to mean injustice forever. These 2,500 individuals faced years, in many cases decades, of imprisonment because of the deeply flawed, racist, and draconian drug laws that politicians continue to perpetuate to this day.
Blog December 16, 2024

Overdose deaths are going down: health, harm reduction approaches play a big role

After many years, overdose deaths are finally going down because of public health solutions. Dr. Sheila Vakharia, DPA’s deputy director of Research and Academic Engagement, has been researching recent drops in overdose deaths. We sat down with her to learn more, including what we and our elected leaders can do to save lives.

Statement Maritza Perez Medina December 12, 2024

Biden’s Commutations and Pardons for Drug War Victims are a Historic Step, But More is Needed, Says DPA

President Biden’s historic actions today acknowledge what Americans have long known: that our country’s practice of doling out lengthy prison sentences to people for drug offenses has put lives at risk, broken families apart, and wasted billions of dollars.
Press Release December 3, 2024

Advocates Raise Concerns about Direction of Office of Cannabis Management, Urge Hochul to Protect MRTA

Orgs to Hochul: Leadership Must Change to Reflect Expertise in Cannabis, Economic Market Development, and Regulatory Licensing
Press Release November 25, 2024

Drug Policy Alliance Unveils Proposed Executive Order on Marijuana Reform to Advance Health and Fairness

This executive order is a model for how administrations can use their authority to transform federal marijuana policies to improve the lives of everyday people — rather than just improving profits for marijuana corporations.
Blog November 11, 2024

A True Health Approach to the Overdose Crisis Prioritizes Support, not Handcuffs

Overdose deaths are preventable, but criminalization is standing in the way of saving lives. Effective solutions center support, not punishment. Our Executive Director Kassandra Frederique interviews Dr. Kim Sue, addiction medicine physician and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine.
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