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Many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Studies show that medication makes recovery more likely and reduces the risk of overdose death. n.pr/49EKBxP
For those with addiction, going into and coming out of prison can be a minefield.
Many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Studies show that medication makes recovery more likely and reduces the risk of overdose death.
n.pr
January 16, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Studies show that medication makes recovery more likely and reduces the risk of overdose death. n.pr/49EKBxP
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Migrants being blamed for problems they did not cause isn’t new. But the headlines often miss that even in this darkness, acts of solidarity still happen. Gregory Maniatis explains our support of giving communities control when it comes to who comes and how they are welcomed: https://osf.to/3NfJAox
In Defense of Our Neighbors
As the current U.S. administration is transforming immigration policies, Open Society believes in giving communities control over who comes and how they are welcomed.
osf.to
January 12, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Migrants being blamed for problems they did not cause isn’t new. But the headlines often miss that even in this darkness, acts of solidarity still happen. Gregory Maniatis explains our support of giving communities control when it comes to who comes and how they are welcomed: https://osf.to/3NfJAox
230+ organizations from 40 states are calling on leaders to use $57B in opioid settlement funds the RIGHT way in 2026.
New National Roadmap shows how to save lives—not fuel the drug war.
#EndOverdose #HealthJustice
📄 New Roadmap: populardemocracyinaction.org/publication/...
New National Roadmap shows how to save lives—not fuel the drug war.
#EndOverdose #HealthJustice
📄 New Roadmap: populardemocracyinaction.org/publication/...
A National Roadmap for Spending Opioid Settlement Funds in 2026: Supporting Communities & Ending the Overdose Crisis - Popular Democracy in Action
populardemocracyinaction.org
January 16, 2026 at 10:18 PM
230+ organizations from 40 states are calling on leaders to use $57B in opioid settlement funds the RIGHT way in 2026.
New National Roadmap shows how to save lives—not fuel the drug war.
#EndOverdose #HealthJustice
📄 New Roadmap: populardemocracyinaction.org/publication/...
New National Roadmap shows how to save lives—not fuel the drug war.
#EndOverdose #HealthJustice
📄 New Roadmap: populardemocracyinaction.org/publication/...
Administration so concerned about drugs that it resorts to military strikes in the intl waters sends letters to mental health & addiction providers announcing $2 billion cuts: thttps://www.npr.org/2026/01/14/nx-s1-5677104/trump-administration-letter-terminating-addiction-mental-health-grants
Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. The cuts could total as much as $2 billion.
www.npr.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Administration so concerned about drugs that it resorts to military strikes in the intl waters sends letters to mental health & addiction providers announcing $2 billion cuts: thttps://www.npr.org/2026/01/14/nx-s1-5677104/trump-administration-letter-terminating-addiction-mental-health-grants
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"We can’t bomb our way to fewer overdoses...As the government prioritizes punishment over treatment, violence over health, we need community care and mutual aid more than ever,” said former defense official James Saenz and DPA’s Executive Director Kassandra Frederique. www.salon.com/2025/12/12/w...
We can't bomb our way to fewer overdoses - Salon.com
Gutting addiction treatment while bombing boats proves America’s drug policy is broken
www.salon.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"We can’t bomb our way to fewer overdoses...As the government prioritizes punishment over treatment, violence over health, we need community care and mutual aid more than ever,” said former defense official James Saenz and DPA’s Executive Director Kassandra Frederique. www.salon.com/2025/12/12/w...
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The harm reduction funding crisis needs to be addressed as a human rights crisis. It is lives that are at stake when harm reduction services are paused or stopped.
🔴 Watch the recording of our webinar: https://youtu.be/ZsSEdYEuEoM
🔴 Watch the recording of our webinar: https://youtu.be/ZsSEdYEuEoM
December 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The harm reduction funding crisis needs to be addressed as a human rights crisis. It is lives that are at stake when harm reduction services are paused or stopped.
🔴 Watch the recording of our webinar: https://youtu.be/ZsSEdYEuEoM
🔴 Watch the recording of our webinar: https://youtu.be/ZsSEdYEuEoM
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Over the past three months, the U.S. military has been firing on boats from South America, killing more than 80 people in a campaign the Trump administration says is aimed at drug traffickers. Now, top Republicans have joined Democrats in calling for accountability.
Listen to "The Daily."
Listen to "The Daily."
Did a U.S. Boat Strike Amount to a War Crime?
Top Republicans have joined Democrats in scrutinizing a military campaign the Trump administration says is aimed at drug traffickers.
nyti.ms
December 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Over the past three months, the U.S. military has been firing on boats from South America, killing more than 80 people in a campaign the Trump administration says is aimed at drug traffickers. Now, top Republicans have joined Democrats in calling for accountability.
Listen to "The Daily."
Listen to "The Daily."
During years of Duterte's extrajudicial killings of people who were considered drug sellers and users, during a trip to the Philippines, Trump congratulated him on a successful approach to addressing his countries' drug problem. This US policy of extrajudicial killings should not come a surprise.
Is the Trump Administrations misusing the law of war to engage in what amounts to extrajudicial killings with their recent strikes on Venezuelan boats?
The Dishonorable Strikes on Venezuelan Boats
New reporting suggests that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated multiple rules of war.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
December 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
During years of Duterte's extrajudicial killings of people who were considered drug sellers and users, during a trip to the Philippines, Trump congratulated him on a successful approach to addressing his countries' drug problem. This US policy of extrajudicial killings should not come a surprise.
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Researchers surveyed 300 people who inject drugs in Baltimore, and found overwhelming support for the introduction of safe supply (highest among most vulnerable demographics) plus specific preferences for how it should operate.
@loganhullinger.bsky.social reports:
@loganhullinger.bsky.social reports:
Baltimore Drug Users Want Safe Supply, Know How It Should Look - Filter
People who use drugs in Baltimore, overwhelmingly support prescribed safe supply programs, according to new research. Published in the International ...
filtermag.org
December 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Researchers surveyed 300 people who inject drugs in Baltimore, and found overwhelming support for the introduction of safe supply (highest among most vulnerable demographics) plus specific preferences for how it should operate.
@loganhullinger.bsky.social reports:
@loganhullinger.bsky.social reports:
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In Opinion
"Even if Mr. Trump’s muscular approach has found fertile ground across the hemisphere, history suggests that, should officials in Washington overstep, they risk planting the seeds of an anti-American backlash that could outlive the current administration," Brian Winter writes.
"Even if Mr. Trump’s muscular approach has found fertile ground across the hemisphere, history suggests that, should officials in Washington overstep, they risk planting the seeds of an anti-American backlash that could outlive the current administration," Brian Winter writes.
Opinion | Don’t Be Fooled by the Silence in America’s Backyard
Latin Americans have proved surprisingly acquiescent to U.S. aggression — but that won’t last forever.
nyti.ms
December 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
In Opinion
"Even if Mr. Trump’s muscular approach has found fertile ground across the hemisphere, history suggests that, should officials in Washington overstep, they risk planting the seeds of an anti-American backlash that could outlive the current administration," Brian Winter writes.
"Even if Mr. Trump’s muscular approach has found fertile ground across the hemisphere, history suggests that, should officials in Washington overstep, they risk planting the seeds of an anti-American backlash that could outlive the current administration," Brian Winter writes.
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Worcester, MA’s approach to rising overdose deaths shows what’s possible when communities bring care directly to people most impacted. Mobile methadone vans, readily available Naloxone, and a local drug-checking program can detect the presence of fentanyl. www.npr.org/2025/11/30/n...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Worcester, MA’s approach to rising overdose deaths shows what’s possible when communities bring care directly to people most impacted. Mobile methadone vans, readily available Naloxone, and a local drug-checking program can detect the presence of fentanyl. www.npr.org/2025/11/30/n...
@who.int had an opportunity to correct a historical wrong. It chose not to do so. It is shameful.
IDPC is deeply dismayed at this outcome, stands in solidarity with affected communities, and calls for mobilisation to denounce this injustice.
📄Read & share our full statement: https://f.mtr.cool/cdnxsqxtsw
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📄Read & share our full statement: https://f.mtr.cool/cdnxsqxtsw
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WHO upholds coca leaf ban, defying evidence and ignoring Indigenous rights
Despite clear evidence and contravening Indigenous rights, WHO recommends the harshest scheduling for the coca leaf, upholding racist and colonial underpinnings of its ban.
f.mtr.cool
December 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
@who.int had an opportunity to correct a historical wrong. It chose not to do so. It is shameful.
This deadly escalation of the war on drugs is a terrible expression of the ongoing fight for the new world order and its new values. And it is terrifying. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Brazil: Serious Investigative Failures in Deadly Rio Raid
Rio de Janeiro police have failed to take crucial investigative steps to determine the circumstances of the killing of at least 121 people, including four police officers, during a raid in low-income,...
www.hrw.org
November 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This deadly escalation of the war on drugs is a terrible expression of the ongoing fight for the new world order and its new values. And it is terrifying. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Guards led him.. to a room where ..noose was fastened around his neck, the knot .. behind his ear to make sure his spine snapped ...Gravity did the rest ..He was 38: old.https://reason.com/2025/10/21/singapore-keeps-hanging-low-level-drug-couriers-but-it-cant-execute-its-way-to-a-drug-free-society/
Singapore keeps hanging low-level drug couriers, but it can’t execute its way to a drug-free society
The Singaporean government hanged Pannir Selvam this month, the 11th convict to be executed in 2025 for nonviolent narcotics violations.
reason.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Guards led him.. to a room where ..noose was fastened around his neck, the knot .. behind his ear to make sure his spine snapped ...Gravity did the rest ..He was 38: old.https://reason.com/2025/10/21/singapore-keeps-hanging-low-level-drug-couriers-but-it-cant-execute-its-way-to-a-drug-free-society/
New @undp.org report makes a strong case for examining how drug policy affects sustainable development, human rights, governance, health & the environment. It underscores that punitive enforcement has largely fueled violence, corruption, incarceration & health crises: www.undp.org/publications...
www.undp.org
October 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
New @undp.org report makes a strong case for examining how drug policy affects sustainable development, human rights, governance, health & the environment. It underscores that punitive enforcement has largely fueled violence, corruption, incarceration & health crises: www.undp.org/publications...
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We are hiring!🚨
We are looking for an individual passionate about drug reform to help with fundraising and organisational support.
Bristol (Hybrid)
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Part-time (2-3 days/week)
6 month contract (possibility to extend)
Apply by 5th October: www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/transfo...
We are looking for an individual passionate about drug reform to help with fundraising and organisational support.
Bristol (Hybrid)
£25 - 30k FTE
Part-time (2-3 days/week)
6 month contract (possibility to extend)
Apply by 5th October: www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/transfo...
Fundraising and Organisational Support | Transform Drug Policy Foundation | CharityJob
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October 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
We are hiring!🚨
We are looking for an individual passionate about drug reform to help with fundraising and organisational support.
Bristol (Hybrid)
£25 - 30k FTE
Part-time (2-3 days/week)
6 month contract (possibility to extend)
Apply by 5th October: www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/transfo...
We are looking for an individual passionate about drug reform to help with fundraising and organisational support.
Bristol (Hybrid)
£25 - 30k FTE
Part-time (2-3 days/week)
6 month contract (possibility to extend)
Apply by 5th October: www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/transfo...
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"As critics anticipated, without addressing issues of poverty and unemployment, the Taliban's ban was unlikely to hold,” Prof. Julia Buxton tells @helenredmond.bsky.social. “Necessity has driven cultivation shifts to less conspicuous areas ... and displacement into Pakistan.”
Poppy Growing Shifts to Pakistan After Taliban’s Crackdown in Afghanistan
Enforcement of the ban has merely driven cultivation over the border for now, in yet another example of the "balloon effect."
filtermag.org
September 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"As critics anticipated, without addressing issues of poverty and unemployment, the Taliban's ban was unlikely to hold,” Prof. Julia Buxton tells @helenredmond.bsky.social. “Necessity has driven cultivation shifts to less conspicuous areas ... and displacement into Pakistan.”
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Attempts to silence speech undermine our democracy and harm all Americans. We’ve signed a letter with 120+ organizations to stand for this fundamental freedom: osf.to/FundamentalF...
September 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Attempts to silence speech undermine our democracy and harm all Americans. We’ve signed a letter with 120+ organizations to stand for this fundamental freedom: osf.to/FundamentalF...
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World leaders came together in NY for UNGA80 at a pivotal moment of waning global commitment to multilateralism.
It is time to rethink the multilateral system—and reimagine one that adequately protects civilians, upholds human rights, and is grounded in justice, equity, and accountability.
It is time to rethink the multilateral system—and reimagine one that adequately protects civilians, upholds human rights, and is grounded in justice, equity, and accountability.
September 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
World leaders came together in NY for UNGA80 at a pivotal moment of waning global commitment to multilateralism.
It is time to rethink the multilateral system—and reimagine one that adequately protects civilians, upholds human rights, and is grounded in justice, equity, and accountability.
It is time to rethink the multilateral system—and reimagine one that adequately protects civilians, upholds human rights, and is grounded in justice, equity, and accountability.
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Attacks against @open-society.bsky.social are not about us, but about the United States slowly losing its democracy, as we have seen in different parts of the world.
We remain true to our values to promote rights, equity, and justice.
My interview with NPR: n.pr/3VE54wr
We remain true to our values to promote rights, equity, and justice.
My interview with NPR: n.pr/3VE54wr
George Soros's foundation responds to being targeted by Trump for investigation
President Trump has hinted that an investigation should be launched into philanthropist George Soros. NPR spoke with the head of Open Society Foundation, which Soros started, about Trump's suggestion.
n.pr
September 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Attacks against @open-society.bsky.social are not about us, but about the United States slowly losing its democracy, as we have seen in different parts of the world.
We remain true to our values to promote rights, equity, and justice.
My interview with NPR: n.pr/3VE54wr
We remain true to our values to promote rights, equity, and justice.
My interview with NPR: n.pr/3VE54wr
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Our statement in response to reporting that the Trump Administration is directing investigations without evidence into our operations.
September 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Our statement in response to reporting that the Trump Administration is directing investigations without evidence into our operations.
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A severe overdose-deaths disparity impacting rural Minnesota's Indigenous communities was much reduced—but not eliminated—from 2022-24, new data show.
Factors that likely contributed to this trajectory could be under threat, reports Sydney Sauer:
Factors that likely contributed to this trajectory could be under threat, reports Sydney Sauer:
Indigenous OD Mortality Plummets in Minnesota, But Disparity Remains
New data indicate that harm reduction efforts in rural parts of the state may be paying off, though progress is under threat.
filtermag.org
September 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A severe overdose-deaths disparity impacting rural Minnesota's Indigenous communities was much reduced—but not eliminated—from 2022-24, new data show.
Factors that likely contributed to this trajectory could be under threat, reports Sydney Sauer:
Factors that likely contributed to this trajectory could be under threat, reports Sydney Sauer:
I had the honor of meeting some of the Ukrainian veterans last week. They are inspiring and in need of our assistance. Please take a look at this @npr.org piece.
Many Ukrainian war veterans have physical and mental trauma, and struggle to return to civilian life. Here is a look at some groups trying to help ease them back into the community.
How to reintegrate over a million veterans? Groups in Ukraine are working on it
Many Ukrainian war veterans have physical and mental trauma, and struggle to return to civilian life. Here is a look at some groups trying to help ease them back into the community.
n.pr
September 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I had the honor of meeting some of the Ukrainian veterans last week. They are inspiring and in need of our assistance. Please take a look at this @npr.org piece.