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Drug Policy Facts is a project of the Real Reporting Foundation. We provide excerpts of current information and statistics with complete citations and links to the source materials. https://www.drugpolicyfacts.org/

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Drug Policy Facts @drugpolicyfacts.bsky.social · Jun 12

Available online in full for free since 1998. No ads, no merch, no registration, no fundraising pitches, and no AI. Just the facts.
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Table of Contents | Drug Policy Facts

Drug Policy Facts provides reliable information from authoritative sources with full citations on important public health, health care, human rights, and criminal legal issues related to drug control ...

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Drug Policy Facts @drugpolicyfacts.bsky.social · 19h

Safe Drugs on Trial: DULF’s Trafficking Case Begins
The founders are charged with trafficking. Their lawyers argue they had a legal exemption from drug laws.
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Safe Drugs on Trial: DULF’s Trafficking Case Begins | The Tyee

The founders are charged with trafficking. Their lawyers argue they had a legal exemption from drug laws.

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Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social · 1d

"The university's decision to shut down WCSB silences more than a station — it quiets a piece of the city's soul."
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Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social · 4d

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Why Blowing Up Venezuelan Boats Won’t Stop the Flow of Drugs
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Why Blowing Up Venezuelan Boats Won’t Stop the Flow of Drugs (Gift Article)

President Trump says striking drug traffickers from Venezuela will prevent deadly drugs from reaching the United States. But the major smuggling routes are elsewhere.

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Drug Policy Facts @drugpolicyfacts.bsky.social · 5d

"Two U.S. officials, who were not authorized to discuss the sensitive matter publicly, also said that Colombians were aboard at least one of the boats recently destroyed by the United States."
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Colombia’s President Says Boat Bombed by U.S. Was Carrying Colombians

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Drug Policy Facts @drugpolicyfacts.bsky.social · 5d

Recordings from the 2025 NDARC Research Symposium are now available
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2025 NDARC Annual Research Symposium

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Drug Policy Facts @drugpolicyfacts.bsky.social · 11d

Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told
A notice calls the people the U.S. military recently killed on suspicion of drug smuggling in the Caribbean Sea “unlawful combatants.”
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Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told

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Drug Policy Facts @drugpolicyfacts.bsky.social · 12d

Researchers concerned new U.S. dietary guidelines will overlook harms of alcohol
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Researchers concerned new U.S. dietary guidelines will overlook harms of alcohol

The federal government is getting ready to release new dietary guidelines, but some researchers are concerned the harmful effects of alcohol will be overlooked.

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Drug Policy Facts @drugpolicyfacts.bsky.social · 17d

"In 2023, 557 teens died of opioid overdose, nearly threefold as many as in 2018, while adult opioid deaths only went up by 65% during this time, according to the study. Drug overdoses are now among the leading causes of death for US teenagers."
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Teen opioid addictions often untreated as youth overdose deaths rapidly rise in US – study

Drug overdoses are now a leading causes of death among US teens as fentanyl possibly drives surge, researchers warn

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aneripattani.bsky.social @aneripattani.bsky.social · 18d

Great project from @bakerinstitute.bsky.social tracking how the 21 largest local govts in Texas are spending their opioid settlement money. These localities have no reporting requirements, so researchers are filling a critical gap in public knowledge here. rice1.osn.mghpcc.org/crc-ssl/Opio...

Jurisdiction Funding Report

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Drug Policy Facts @drugpolicyfacts.bsky.social · 21d

New at Health Affairs: Improving Access To Substance Use Disorder Care In Nursing Facilities
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Improving Access To Substance Use Disorder Care In Nursing Facilities | Health Affairs Journal

The population of aging patients with substance use disorder (SUD) requiring care in nursing facilities is growing, yet these facilities are not sufficiently prepared to provide evidence-based treatme...

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Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 24d

*looks around at the world* It's been a week. If you value our work and believe incarcerated voices deserve to be heard, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, we can’t do this without your support.

Donate | Prison Journalism Project

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Drug Policy Facts @drugpolicyfacts.bsky.social · 24d

Drug Policy Facts: Xylazine
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Xylazine | Drug Policy Facts

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Drug Policy Facts @drugpolicyfacts.bsky.social · 26d

"Research from King's College London, shared exclusively with BBC News, found that there were 39,232 opioid-related deaths between 2011 and 2022, more than 50% higher than previously known."
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Thousands of opioid deaths missed off official figures

The error - affecting England and Wales - raises concerns about the impact on the government's approach to drug deaths.

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Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social · 26d

"Even if moving large numbers of people off the street were feasible, states would need to find spots in facilities and pay for them. Right now, beds for people who want help are already limited."

Drug Policy Facts @drugpolicyfacts.bsky.social · 26d

"There is little research on whether treatment ordered through involuntary civil commitment is associated with sustained recovery from addiction. Some recent reports have been discouraging."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/h...

Can Drug Users Be Forced Into Rehab? Trump Says Yes. So Do 34 States.

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Drug Policy Facts @drugpolicyfacts.bsky.social · 26d

"While stigma operates in multiple institutions, its role in medical care is especially pronounced, insidious and devastating."
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Stigma From Medical Providers Contributed to My Son’s Overdose Death

At pivotal times, medical providers could have helped Alex. Instead, they labeled him an "addict" and chastised him for "bad choices."

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Drug Policy Facts @drugpolicyfacts.bsky.social · 26d

Can Drug Users Be Forced Into Rehab? Trump Says Yes. So Do 34 States.

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Drug Policy Facts @drugpolicyfacts.bsky.social · 27d

Drug Policy Facts: Nitazenes
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Nitazenes | Drug Policy Facts

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Drug Policy Facts @drugpolicyfacts.bsky.social · 27d

"Nitazenes are probably too dangerous to legalise. But the best way to reduce harm to drug users and revenues for criminal gangs is to allow addicts regulated access to better-understood opioids, including heroin."
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Nitazenes: another failure of drug prohibition

As countries crack down on fentanyl, a new synthetic opioid takes off

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Chris Weedon @chrisweedon.bsky.social · 28d

"If you give people drugs with predictable contents, they stop dying. So I spent all my time in non-profits and governments saying: ‘Someone should be giving people drugs with predictable contents,’ and then I thought, ‘Well, fuck it, I’ll just do that.'"

Drug Policy Facts @drugpolicyfacts.bsky.social · 28d

‘Who wouldn’t want pure cocaine?’: the radical plan to prevent overdoses with better drugs
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‘Who wouldn’t want pure cocaine?’: the radical plan to prevent overdoses with better drugs

Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front believes we shouldn’t blame users for the ills of capitalism: if so many people are self-medicating, why not give them the clean stuff?

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Chris Weedon @chrisweedon.bsky.social · 28d

Felt that way for a long time. Throw out drug prohibition, grow, cultivate coca leaves and opium in US greenhouses. Wholesale to distributors, retail with similar regulations and prices as alcohol.

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Drug Policy Facts @drugpolicyfacts.bsky.social · 28d

‘Who wouldn’t want pure cocaine?’: the radical plan to prevent overdoses with better drugs
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...

‘Who wouldn’t want pure cocaine?’: the radical plan to prevent overdoses with better drugs

Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front believes we shouldn’t blame users for the ills of capitalism: if so many people are self-medicating, why not give them the clean stuff?

www.theguardian.com

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Drug Policy Facts @drugpolicyfacts.bsky.social · 28d

Overdose Prevention Centers, Safe Consumption Spaces, Supervised Injection Facilities - whatever you call them, these are vital services that save lives, help stop the spread of diseases, build community and rebuild trust.
www.drugpolicyfacts.org/chapter/supe... #DrugSky #HarmReduction #DrugPolicy

Overdose Prevention Centers / Safe Consumption Spaces / Supervised Inhalation Rooms / Supervised Injection Facilities | Drug Policy Facts

Information and statistics regarding overdose prevention and safe consumption sites.

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Drug Policy Facts @drugpolicyfacts.bsky.social · Sep 11

New at JAMA Network Open: Active Constituents of Psilocybin Mushroom Edibles
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Active Constituents of Psilocybin Mushroom Edibles

This case series evaluates the active constituents of unregulated psilocybin mushroom edibles.

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Ioan Grillo @ioangrillo.bsky.social · Sep 11

Mexico's Marines In Hot Water

A scandal is growing in Mexico's elite SEMAR which US agents work with to take down kingpins. In Manzanillo where SEMAR controls customs, a broker told me you could get a container with drugs through for 800,000 pesos.

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Mexico's Marines In Hot Water

The elite Mexican force that worked with U.S. agents to get Chapo faces a growing scandal

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Drug Policy Facts @drugpolicyfacts.bsky.social · Sep 9

The Drug War Chronicle is a vitally important outlet for news on drug policy and the failed drug war. Phil Smith and Dave Borden do a lot of really great work. Please give them your support.
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Restarting Drug War Chronicle, Continued (donations urgently needed!) | StoptheDrugWar.org

Dear friends,

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