Reveal

Why Rehab Often Fuels Relapse Instead of Recovery

The opioid crisis has been a quiet, deadly presence in America for a quarter-century now. Since 1999, it’s killed more than 800,000 people in the US. That’s more than the number of Americans who died ...
KEYT

District Attorneys Urge State to Fund Drug Treatment Programs, as Proposition 36 Increases Local Criminal Justice Costs Statewide

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — Nearly 70% of Californians voted in favor of proposition 36 last year. “Prior to Proposition 36, you could be arrested, charged and prosecuted and convicted of a drug ...
thetimesherald

Study finds most drug treatment in St. Clair County concentrated in just five blocks

A new study by Michigan State University conducted with drug treatment programs in St. Clair County highlighted gaps the county faces in treating substance use disorder. The team of three researchers ...
East Bay Times

Prop. 36 promised treatment for people with serious drug addiction, but jails are left holding the bag

Billed as the “Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act” on the November 2024 ballot, Proposition 36 won easily with the support of more than two-thirds of California voters. The ...
Post and Courier

U.S. aims at its deadliest drug problem: painkillers

MIAMI -- The White House drug czar wants doctors, states and law enforcement working harder to stop America's deadliest drug-abuse problem: highly addictive prescription painkillers. They are killing ...
The Shreveport Times

Louisiana ranks 9th worst with highest drug abuse rate in the U.S. Overdoses also a problem

Drug abuse is an ever-prevalent issue in the U.S., and in 2024 there were over 80,670 drug overdose-related deaths. Now, the landscape of drug use within the U.S. is changing, as new drugs like ...