Drug Decriminalization Could Help Resolve ‘Obvious Challenge’ To Addiction Treatment, Top Federal Official Says

The head of a top federal health agency says that the ongoing criminalization of people over drug use needs to end in order to effectively address substance misuse and the stigmatization of addiction. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), wrote in a blog post published last week that there’s an … Continue reading Drug Decriminalization Could Help Resolve ‘Obvious Challenge’ To Addiction Treatment, Top Federal Official Says