Readers respond to Nicholas Kristof’s column about his friend’s struggle with addiction. To the Editor: Re “The Prison Sentence That Saved My Friend’s Life,” by Nicholas Kristof (column, Feb. 9): My ...

The president wants to enforce involuntary commitment laws for severe drug use. But rehab is expensive, without enough beds for those who seek it. By Jan Hoffman The sight is increasingly common: ...

President Trump signed bipartisan legislation Wednesday toughening criminal penalties for fentanyl traffickers. But some drug policy experts worry about funding for drug treatment and health care.

Two mothers who each lost a son from taking drugs are calling for greater awareness of the danger of illegal substances to ...

This month’s mass overdose in West Baltimore underscored the need to expand drug treatment and harm reduction services, addiction specialists say. But efforts to build out services addressing the ...

It’s a Wednesday afternoon in Department 1203 at the Central Courthouse, and the man in the defendant’s chair is anxious. The next morning, he’ll be released from jail and expected to put his name on ...

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