The future of treatment in drug policy: Stigma remains a serious problem
The first three priorities outlined in the strategy recently established by President Barack Obama’s Office of National Drug Control Policy — prevention, treatment and criminal justice system reforms —...
View ArticleDrug war fatigue, a sympathetic user population and shifting public attitudes...
Lately, the drug policy landscape has been awash with calls for decriminalization (mostly for marijuana) and expanded drug rehabilitation. The treatment conversation has grown louder as increases in...
View ArticleSpending on treatment to save on incarceration
Lawmakers, politicians and advocates of all stripes have shifted from punitive stances on drugs, citing the need for financial prudence. The logic behind these federal laws, as well as behind the...
View ArticleIncreased funding and health care reform are key to drug treatment accessibility
Federal funds for substance-use treatment and prevention in FY2013 were approximately $9.2 billion and are forecast to rise to $10.9 billion in FY2015, which represents an increase of 18.4 percent over...
View ArticleIncreased treatment: Popular, beneficial, limited
One of the few positive achievements of the failed 40-year war on drugs is that a majority of the public is open to alternatives to an excessive reliance on punishment, especially incarceration, as a...
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