UW drug use survey shows drop in injection use, sparks debate over housing-first approach in Seattle

A new University of Washington (UW) survey is raising new questions about drug use trends in the region, showing a sharp ...

‘Safe drug sites’ don’t work. The data proves it.

Sabet, a former drug policy adviser in the Bush and Obama administrations, is the CEO of the Foundation for Drug Policy ...
ABC30 Action News

Number of U.S. heroin users rose 300,000 over a decade

The number of U.S. heroin users has grown by nearly 300,000 over a decade, with the bulk of the increase among whites, according to a new government report. Experts think the increase was driven by ...
Los Angeles Times

Stigma only makes drug use more dangerous

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Until we stop framing all drug use and every overdose as problems of “addiction” and “substance use disorders,” we ...

Downward spiral of drug use

Does Red Ribbon Week still exist? What about D.A.R.E.? I ask because my high school son says a lot of classmates are having ...
Yahoo

Can Baltimore beat heroin with $580M?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tee tried heroin at 16 when a boyfriend crushed it into powder and passed it off as prescription pills. When Tee sniffed it, she ...