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The war on drugs is immensely profitable — for some entities. People who use drugs have become one of the most commodified and exploited populations of a society that proves time and again that profit too often takes priority over the wellbeing of individuals. In order to successfully end the drug war and its associated harms, we have to follow the money to see who is benefiting from systematically punitive responses.
In 2020, Oregon voters overwhelmingly approved Ballot Measure 110, which decriminalized possession of small amounts of all drugs, while greatly expanding addiction services and social supports. But in 2024, state leaders recriminalized drug possession after a disinformation campaign led by drug war defenders and backed by corporate interests. In a return to the failed war on drugs, people will cycle through the criminal legal system without connection to services. Policymakers must focus on implementing a thorough public health approach to drugs and real solutions to other pressing issues, not on the false promises of criminalizing drug possession.
Drug-induced homicide (DIH) refers to the practice of prosecutors bringing homicide charges against individuals who supply drugs that result in an overdose death. These laws are ineffective, counterproductive, and must end. Lives lost to overdose are best honored by implementing evidence-based solutions.
Recognizing racial disparities in overdose deaths can help develop effective policy solutions. Learn more about overdose death trends among the Latinx community, along with policy recommendations and strategies for how we can save lives.
Recognizing racial disparities in overdose deaths can help develop effective policy solutions. Learn about overdose death trends among the Native American community, along with policy recommendations and strategies for how we can save lives.
People need safe and stable housing. But the U.S. housing crisis has left people to live on the street, putting their daily lives and traumas are on display. For some, this includes their drug use. We asked Dr. David Goodman-Meza, an addiction medicine specialist, to explain the root causes of public drug use and how we should address it.
Everyone deserves accessible, evidence-based treatment options. Many people who struggle with fentanyl addiction want treatment. Yet many of them cannot find, are unable to afford, or do not receive the most evidence-based treatments. We asked Dr. Goodman-Meza, an addiction medicine specialist, what treatments for fentanyl addiction are most effective and what services people need.
No one should die from a drug overdose. These deaths are preventable. Many of the deaths we’ve seen in the overdose crisis have involved the potent opioid drug fentanyl. But there are strategies to help avoid drug use becoming fatal. We asked Dr. Goodman-Meza, an addiction medicine specialist, how people who use drugs can reduce the risk of overdose when using fentanyl.
People need information about drugs based in fact, not fear. Fentanyl misinformation has led to harmful policies and distracted from real information that can save lives. We asked Dr. David Goodman-Meza, an addiction medicine specialist, to explain why it’s impossible to overdose on fentanyl just by touching it.
No one should die from a drug overdose. Overdose deaths are preventable. Yet more than a million people have died from drug overdoses since the overdose crisis began. Many of those deaths have involved the potent opioid drug fentanyl. We asked Dr. David Goodman-Meza, an addiction medicine specialist, how to recognize the signs of a fentanyl overdose and what you should do if you realize an overdose is occurring.
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