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Wednesday, July 28th - Warren, Maine..Residents at Maine State Prison line up for the 6:30am med call during which some patients receive buprenorphine or methadone...Philip Keith for The Marshall Project
News August 10, 2021
These Meds Prevent Overdoses. Few Federal Prisoners Are Getting Them
Three years after the First Step Act required the Bureau of Prisons to treat more people with medications for opioid addiction, only a tiny fraction are receiving them.
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On May 4, 2021, President Joe Biden extended class-wide scheduling of fentanyl analogues through October, making it easier to go after low-level drug dealers. Critics say it will disproportionately affect communities of color.
The Lowdown June 16, 2021
Biden Could Have Taken the War on Drugs Down a Notch. He Didn’t.
A little-noticed law could make it easier to punish people for low-level drug crimes — and put them in prison for longer with less proof.
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Dr. Erin Zerbo, center, who runs the Newark, N.J., CARE Center (Center for Addiction Resources & Education), talks with a group of patients, including Cydiaa Williams, at left.
News May 10, 2019
Treatment for Opioid Addiction, With No Strings Attached
Some doctors are abandoning the long-held belief that treating addiction is impossible without talk therapy.
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The Frame October 24, 2018
When You’re the Only Cop in Town
A photographer follows three lone officers who deal with drugs, domestic violence and wayward bears in their communities.
Photographs by Harris Mizrahi
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