Opioid treatment in Maryland jails: Fewer than half complying with state law

When people are released from prison or jail, the weeks and months afterward can be a dangerous time, especially for those addicted to opioids, such as prescription pain pills, heroin…

Sen. Ossoff’s Bipartisan Bill to Prevent & Treat Opioid Addiction Signed into Law

In 2020, drug overdose was the major trigger of premature death for Georgians Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff’s bipartisan monthly bill to stop and deal with opioid dependancy is now…

Sri Lanka: Draft ‘Rehabilitation’ Law Would Spur Abuse

(New York) – The Sri Lankan govt really should withdraw a draft legislation that would give the authorities broad powers to detain men and women in army-run “rehabilitation” centers, positioning…

Wisconsin’s ‘fetal protection’ law forces women into treatment or jail

  An investigation by The Marshall Project, The Frontier and AL.com, co-edited and published in partnership with The Washington Post, found that since 1999, more than 50 women have been…

Structural Stigma In Law: Implications And Opportunities For Health And Health Equity

KEY POINTS: Stigma can be defined, studied, and measured. When stigma is promoted through the organizations and systems that govern daily life, it is called structural stigma. Stigma itself is…

Wisconsin’s law on substance use in pregnancy is wrong, leading doctors say

Every leading professional medical association that has considered the issue in the United States condemns approaches that punish pregnant people for substance use. In Wisconsin, Act 292 takes the opposite…