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August 2025
NEWSLETTER
Trump’s New Executive Order Escalates War on Drugs, Criminalizes Homelessness
The order frames drug use as the cause of homelessness and promotes forced treatment, civil commitment, and other coercive responses—none of which address the root causes or offer real solutions.
Read Our Statement
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How Will the So-Called “Big Beautiful Bill” Impact the War on Drugs?
Recent declines in overdose show that access to treatment, naloxone, and other health services – often through programs like Medicaid – keep people alive and on a path towards recovery.
A Statement from DPA
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Four Easy Ways to Show Up for Drug Policy Reform
Right now, there are real threats to lifesaving services that help people with addiction and keep people alive from overdose. Here are four easy things you can do to show up for drug policy reform and the health and treatment services people need.
Take Action Today
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What Does Real Drug Policy Reform Look Like?
We asked you “What does real drug policy reform look like?” – and here’s what you had to say.
Read The Responses
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DPA’s Summer Reading List
Are you looking to read more this summer? Here are 8 of our favorite books about the drug war that you should add to your summer reading list.
Find Out What We’re Reading
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Get Ready for REFORM 2025!
We hope you will join us in November for our Reform Conference in Detroit!
Register by August 10 to get the early bird rate and participate in the premier gathering of the drug policy reform movement or sponsor the event so we can make it accessible to as many people as possible.
Join Us at Reform!
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State-Level Marijuana Reform: Lessons Learned and Ongoing Challenges
As the marijuana landscape continues to change, DPA worked with a series of experts to understand current issues around marijuana policy. We’re excited to share our findings in a new report.
Read the Report
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FEATURED POST:
The Last Couple Months in Drug Policy
What happened in the world of drug policy in June and July? The House passed the HALT Fentanyl Act, Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” gutted Medicaid funding, and a harmful executive order framed drug use as the cause of homelessness. However, we made strides in protecting harm reduction services to get people the care they need.
June in Review:
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July in Review:
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Drug Policy In The News
Newsweek - Health, not handcuffs, are the path to ending opioid crisis
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The Washington Post - Trump signs bill with harsher penalties for dealers of fentanyl variants
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USA Today - I'm a police chief. We need help fighting addiction, not DOJ cuts to the cause.
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The Hill - This bill to increase Narcan distribution would save lives and money
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STAT - Court-ordered treatment for serious mental illness is ‘inconclusive,’ says federal report
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