Does compulsory drug treatment even work? That was the challenge on critics’ minds last week after New York City mayor Eric Adams announced a new proposal to compel the city’s addicts into treatment.

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 ...

Every year from Oct. 23-31, communities across the nation take part in Red Ribbon Week, the largest and longest-running drug prevention campaign in the U.S. The week serves as a time to highlight the ...

Readers respond to a guest essay by Keith Humphreys and an article about a fentanyl death. To the Editor: Re “Forced Drug Treatment Isn’t Horrific. It’s a Relief,” by Keith Humphreys (Opinion guest ...

Baltimore addiction programs draw patients with free housing while collecting millions. Some say one company offered little help. Amanda Vlakos was found dead of an overdose in September while ...

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan wants you to know that Proposition 36 is about more than just cracking down on retail crime. Mahan — one of the statewide ballot measure’s most vocal supporters — argues that ...