by decrim-news | Aug 10, 2022
Tamika Spellman and Queen Adesuyi August 10, 2022 SPELLMAN/ADESUYI: Ward 8 is Leading D.C. in Fatal Drug Overdoses — and In Support for Drug Decriminalization After decades of the war on drugs, the outcomes have been punishment, incarceration, the worst fatal overdose...
by decrim-news | Jun 13, 2022
Colleen Grablick June 13, 2022 D.C. Reported 29 Suspected Opioid Overdoses In Two Days Last Week 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. According to a memo...
by decrim-news | Apr 18, 2022
Queen Adesuyi April 18, 2022 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/16/dc-must-quickly-move-stem-opioid-deaths/ Regarding the April 13 Metro article “Northeast fentanyl deaths reach 10”: D.C. must do more to save lives. We are undoubtedly experiencing a...
by decrim-news | Mar 25, 2022
Evan Douglas March 25, 2022 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/25/dc-can-pioneer-new-way-forward-drug-policy/ Evan Douglas, a former patrol officer with the D.C. police, is a speaker with the Law Enforcement Action Partnership, a nonprofit group of...
by decrim-news | Feb 13, 2022
Shane Sullivan February 13, 2022 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/11/facing-record-opioid-deaths-dc-must-decriminalize-drugs/ Shane Sullivan is a community outreach coordinator at HIPS, a D.C.-based harm reduction nonprofit, and a core organizer with...
