WASHINGTON DC

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Marijuana Legalization Can Lead to Harm Among Young Adults

The fact that more young adults are using marijuana after states legalize it and the fact that marijuana is quite harmful to people in their late teens and early 20s combine to create a real problem connected to legalization. This problem is neither being dealt with sufficiently nor given enough public attention.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Addiction in the Nation’s Capital

If there is one lesson the drug addiction epidemic of the 21st-century has taught us, it's that substance abuse can touch down anywhere.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Halting the Runaway Train That is Our Opioid Crisis: Can We Do it?

It may seem like an impossible task to halt the runaway train of our opioid crisis. But Oklahoma has prepared a plan to do just that which can serve as a model for other states and let us estimate the price tag to eliminate this catastrophe.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

110 Overdoses in 2 Days Threaten Lives, Strain City Services in Connecticut

In just a few days in New Haven, Connecticut, more than a hundred people would be plunged into life-threatening overdoses as a result of their drug use. The culprit was the ultrapowerful synthetic drug AB-Fubinaca, often found in packets of drugs sold...

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Local Communities Holding Pharmaceutical Companies Accountable

A few weeks ago, this blog featured an article on the lawsuits being filed against major pharmaceutical companies such as Purdue Pharma, Endo International, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Depomed, Janssen/Johnson & Johnson and others. In the following...