Scores of children treated for drug and alcohol use

Investigation reveals that 270 children in Norfolk were suspended or excluded from school last year.
Davis Vanguard

Kids in Juvenile Systems Lack Access to Drug Treatment

Adolescents in the US face significant barriers to accessing effective drug treatment, with only 31% of children ages 12-17 ...
The New York Times

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

The president wants to enforce involuntary commitment laws for severe drug use. But rehab is expensive, without enough beds for those who seek it. By Jan Hoffman The sight is increasingly common: ...
The New York Times

It Was a Promising Addiction Treatment. Many Patients Never Got It.

How political red tape and a drug company’s thirst for profits limited the reach of a drug that experts believe could have reduced the opioid epidemic’s toll. Credit...Photo illustration by Ben Denzer ...
Mission Local

S.F. addiction treatment is often placed within arm’s reach of street drugs. Why?

People huddle in a doorway next to the city's Medical Respite & Sobering Center near Eight and Mission streets on April 10, 2025. Photo by Gustavo Hernandez. When Theris Coats failed to make it from ...
The Baltimore Sun

Fear, stigma of drug use blocks some Maryland treatment plans

This month’s mass overdose in West Baltimore underscored the need to expand drug treatment and harm reduction services, addiction specialists say. But efforts to build out services addressing the ...
OPB

One year in, Oregon’s efforts to curb drug use are still a work in progress

During the past year, more than 1,300 people entered a deflection program. Roughly 48% didn’t complete it. The remainder either did or are currently enrolled. One year ago, Oregon’s law ...