We all want safer streets. But instead of investing in what works—housing, treatment, mental healthcare, & community support—President Trump is proposing to put people into prisons or detentions centers instead, while cutting funding & access to Medicaid, housing, & healthcare.

With tremendous sadness, sharing our beloved colleague Grant Smith has passed away. He was at the Drug Policy Alliance for 18 years. He was a dedicated advocate with an unrelenting belief justice is worth fighting for. He changed lives with his work and kindness. We will miss Grant deeply.

For the first time, we @drugpolicy.org are accepting research posters for display at our upcoming 2025 Reform Conference in Detroit! Submit your policy-relevant research poster by April 30th at reformconference.org/research!

How might the proposed and real federal funding cuts affect the overdose crisis? Check out our @drugpolicy.org Q&A with @kassandrafred.bsky.social here: drugpolicy.org/news/trumps-...

@filtermag.bsky.social writes about our new report showing how US taxpayers pay for the devastating #warondrugs around the world. filtermag.org/us-drug-war-...

We need real solutions that don’t rely on the false promise of criminalization and save lives: like expanding addiction services & funding overdose prevention programs. Listen to the full piece ft. @kassandrafred.bsky.social here: www.npr.org/2024/11/18/n...

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