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. 

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. 

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.