US Continues to Spend Billions on Drug War in Lower-Income …
Dec 5, 2024 · U nited States taxpayers continue to fund a destructive and deadly drug war in low- and middle-income countries across the world, with almost $13 billion allocated to counternarcotics efforts since 2015, details a new analysis.. A joint report, “A World of Harm,” released on December 4 by Harm Reduction International and the Drug Policy Alliance reveals the extent of the funding dispensed ...
Rescheduling Hearings Begin: Not About If Marijuana "Good or …
Dec 2, 2024 · T he first Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hearing on the Biden administration’s cannabis rescheduling proposal took place on December 2, with proponents and opponents appearing for a largely procedural meeting to prepare for more substantive hearings in 2025.. The judge overseeing the proceedings made clear that the hearings are not meant to determine “whether marijuana is good or ...
“There’s Nothing in It That Works”—Global Commission Slams …
Dec 5, 2024 · T he United States and Canada should fully decriminalize the use and possession of drugs rather than double down on a failed drug war, according to a new report from the Global Commission on Drug Policy.. The report, “Beyond Punishment: From Criminal Justice Responses to Drug Policy Reform,” published December 5, urged countries to implement strategies that focus on “health, human rights ...
US Appeals Court Blocks Securus, Pay Tel Bids to Stall Prison Call …
Nov 21, 2024 · T he landmark Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations poised to bring down costs of phone and video calls for incarcerated people will move forward as planned, despite an onslaught of lawsuits and delay tactics from the corrections industry. The first of the new FCC caps will be enforced January 1, 2025. On November 18, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ...
Where Harm Reduction Stands Around the World in 2024
O n October 29, Harm Reduction International released its latest biannual report on the status of harm reduction services around the world. The Global State of Harm Reduction 2024 honed in on four themes: hepatitis; Indigenous communities; incarcerated communities; and youth.. The report, last published in 2022, states that 108 countries currently express support for harm reduction practices ...
Unsanctioned Overdose Prevention Sites Open Outside Two BC …
Nov 18, 2024 · Brishti reports on health care, drug policy, mental health, policing, race, sexual violence and the intersections between them. She was a finalist for several prestigious national and provincial awards for her work as a Capital Daily staff reporter. Her freelance reporting has been published in publications such as VICE, the Tyee, …
How Tablets Changed Georgia Prisons, More Than GDC Intended
Nov 19, 2024 · I n 2015, when I was about three years into a 14-year prison sentence, the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) started rolling out the first JPay tablets. The JP5s look more or less like clunky versions of what people in the free world probably picture when they think of tablets, but any resemblance is superficial.
FDA Reports Largest-Ever Seizure of Unregulated Nicotine Vapes
Oct 24, 2024 · O n October 22, the Food and Drug Administration announced what appears to be the United States government’s largest seizure of unregulated nicotine vapes to date, totaling an estimated 3 million individual products worth around $76 million. The joint operation with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was carried out in July, following the formation of a federal interdiction task force in June.
SAMHSA-Backed Toolkit Introduces Harm Reduction to Families, …
Oct 8, 2024 · T he National Family Support Technical Assistance Center (NFSTAC) has curated a “Family & Caregiver Toolkit,” aimed at those whose children (of any age) are impacted by issues related to mental health and/or substance use. Rolled out October 6, on the whole it does a decent job of explaining harm reduction to what it presumes is an abstinence-oriented audience.
No Drug Education: The Rise and Fall of DARE - Filter
May 1, 2024 · P raised by politicians, parents and presidents, police officers taught DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) to fifth and sixth-grade students in around 75 percent of United States school districts at the peak of its popularity in the 1980s and ‘90s. Funded by the US government, the program was exported to dozens of other countries, too. . Altogether, DARE reached an estimated 50 million ...