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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...

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.

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

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.

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...

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.

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.

Clearly, America has not learned its lessons from Prohibition.