With overdoses spiking recently in Vancouver due to a dangerous batch of heroin, it's worth considering the vital role that heroin assisted treatment could play in combating these harms.
On October 17, in collaboration with the Washington Office on Latin America, Brookings hosted a forum to discuss the international repercussions of the United States’ changing approach towards marijuana.
This hearing was held to promote health-based drug policies, guarantee access to essential medicines and respect the dignity of individuals in future drug policies.
Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield called for "flexible" interpretations of the international drug control treaties at the United Nations meeting in New York City last week, citing marijuana legalisation in Colorado and Washington.
Tennessee’s draconian law criminalizing pregnant drug users could help the country keep it’s notorious title as the world’s largest incarcerator of women, an infamy fuelled largely by the war on drugs.