HAGLER: The War on Drugs is an Archaic, Racist Approach
DC Decriminalization, Harm Reduction Bill Gathers Momentum for 2023
Racial Disparities In D.C.’s Opioid Arrests Underscore Need For Decriminalization, Advocates Say
SPELLMAN/ADESUYI: Ward 8 is Leading D.C. in Fatal Drug Overdoses — and In Support for Drug Decriminalization
D.C. Reported 29 Suspected Opioid Overdoses In Two Days Last Week
“Opinion | D.C. must quickly move to stem opioid deaths”
Opinion | D.C. can pioneer a new way forward in drug policy
Opinion | Facing a surge in overdose deaths, D.C. must decriminalize drugs
We Cannot Arrest Our Way Out of Substance Use
Opinion | Treating Addiction as a Crime Doesn’t Work. What Oregon Is Doing Just Might.
October 31, 2022 / Decriminalization, Opinion
Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler October 31, 2022 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/hagler-the-war-on-drugs-is-an-archaic-racist-approach/ The war on drugs has had devastating effects on the Black community...
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Alexander Lekhtman October 20, 2022 https://filtermag.org/washington-dc-decriminalization-safe-consumption/ In December 19, a group of 125 researchers, harm reduction workers, doctors and other...
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September 1, 2022 / News
New arrest data shows that Black D.C. residents are arrested almost seven times as often as white residents for opioid-related offenses, which advocates say bolsters their case for decriminalization and the need to move funds away from policing and into safe-use resources.
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August 10, 2022 / News
After decades of the war on drugs, the outcomes have been punishment, incarceration, the worst fatal overdose rates on record, and lingering penalties that inhibit people from living a healthy and stable life
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June 13, 2022 / News
D.C. recorded 29 non-fatal overdoses in a 48-hour period last week, marking another concerning spike in the city’s ongoing opioid crisis.
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April 18, 2022 / Opinion
D.C. must do more to save lives. We are undoubtedly experiencing a serious public health emergency that requires a shift in the status quo of relying...
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March 25, 2022 / Opinion
As a former police officer with the D.C. police, I’ve seen the fallout of the “war on drugs” and tough-on-crime policies.
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February 13, 2022 / Opinion
Eclipsed by the coronavirus’s pervasive impact, however, is another ongoing public health emergency that has received even fewer resources to adequately address it: overdose fatalities.
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February 1, 2022 / Opinion
Clearly, America has not learned its lessons from Prohibition.
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By decriminalizing personal-use drug possession, Oregon has become the first state to acknowledge that it is impossible to treat addiction as a disease and a crime simultaneously.
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