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Fact Sheet: The Impact of the Overdose Crisis on Black Communities in the United States

Recognizing racial disparities in overdose deaths can help develop effective policy solutions. Read our fact sheet to learn about overdose death trends among the Black community, along with policy recommendations and strategies for how we can save lives.

Drug War Dragnet: Surveillance, Criminalization, and Drug War Logic within and beyond Community Supervision

Fact Sheet: Key Considerations for Regulating Overdose Prevention Centers (OPCs)

Overdose prevention centers (OPCs) are interventions designed to reduce the potential risks of drug use, including overdose and unwanted public use. This resource details key considerations for regulating OPCs, with the primary takeaway from focus groups being that OPCs should be given the flexibility to adapt their programs and policies to fit the needs of the communities served.

Fact Sheet: Clearing the Legal Path for Overdose Prevention Centers in the United States

The overdose crisis has killed more than one million people since 1999. It doesn’t have to be this way. Our political leaders have stood in the way of one proven public health intervention to prevent overdose deaths: overdose prevention centers. This resource outlines the current status and path forward to clear the way for these life-saving centers in the U.S..

Oregon’s Measure 110: What Really Happened.

In 2020, Oregon voters overwhelmingly approved Ballot Measure 110, making Oregon the first state in the U.S. to decriminalize possession of small amounts of all drugs. But in 2024, drug possession was recriminalized after an intense disinformation campaign. Learn what really happened.

Fact Sheet: The Real Causes and Solutions to Public Suffering, Including Public Drug Use

We’re all concerned about public suffering. Learn more about effective solutions that focus on health, provide a full continuum of care, and centralize community responses.

Framework: Building Black Feminist Visions to End the Drug War

A framework for building a transnational Black feminist agenda to end the drug war.

Toolkit: Protecting Our Communities

We all want and deserve healthy and safe communities. To thrive, people need access to jobs, education, housing, and health care.

Principles of Non-Police Response to Drug Use Concerns and Emergencies

It’s time we move away from policing as the solution to our community challenges. To make communities healthier and safer, we need to invest in non-police, trauma informed responses that address acute behavioral health issues and other social matters.

Heroin-Assisted Treatment

Heroin-assisted treatment (HAT) refers to the prescription of pharmaceutical heroin (diacetylmorphine) to people with severe opioid use disorders who have not responded well to more traditional forms of treatment.