drug addiction

^{Jonathan Choe
June 15, 2022
Homelessness}

Struggling at Boston’s Methadone Mile

_{Jonathan Choe
June 15, 2022
Homelessness}

The Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors are in the middle of a hotly contested NBA Finals. The beauty and majesty of both cities are on full display. As are their flaws. Read More ›

^{Caitlin Bassett
March 10, 2022
Homelessness, Housing}

Former Homelessness Czar Sees Hope for the Future

_{Caitlin Bassett
March 10, 2022
Homelessness, Housing}

I sat down with Dr. Robert Marbut, Jr., a renowned national consultant and the homelessness czar under former President Trump, to discuss why he is optimistic about the future of addressing homelessness with robust solutions. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
February 17, 2022
Homelessness}

Biden Administration’s ‘Free Crack Pipe’ Scheme Hurts the Homeless and Harms Society

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 17, 2022
Homelessness}

President Joe Biden should change his name to “President Woke.” In the newest example of his administration’s hard-left governing philosophy, they planned to offer nonprofit organizations federal grants to give drug paraphernalia to addicts, an idea that goes under the name of “harm reduction.” Read More ›

Drug abuse with people sharing the same syringe

^{Debra J. Saunders
February 10, 2022
Homelessness}

Crack Pipes and Free Needles

_{Debra J. Saunders
February 10, 2022
Homelessness}

Every well-intended public policy taken to an extreme leads to misery and dysfunction. A case in point is the Washington Free Beacon story on $30 million grant for “safe smoking” kits. According to the story, a Department of Health and Human Services spokesman said the kits would include pipes for users to smoke crack cocaine.” Read More ›

^{Debra J. Saunders
December 2, 2021
Homelessness}

No, Safe Injection Sites Aren’t Safe

_{Debra J. Saunders
December 2, 2021
Homelessness}

Tuesday New York City opened two safe injection sites in a bid to prevent overdose deaths, which have skyrocketed in America. Here’s why it’s a bad idea. Read More ›

3 toilet paper rolls are located on a blue wall of a mobile toilet

^{Caitlin Bassett
December 2, 2021
Homelessness}

Dead Body Found in Porta Potty in Seattle Park

_{Caitlin Bassett
December 2, 2021
Homelessness}

Despite grisly scenes such as this, or the recent report that the U.S. has surpassed 100,000 drug overdose deaths in the span of a year, cities like New York City and Seattle continue to pursue failed policies to combat homelessness and drug addiction. Read More ›

close up of addict woman and drug syringes

^{Caitlin Bassett
October 20, 2021
Homelessness}

The Real Zombie Apocalypse

_{Caitlin Bassett
October 20, 2021
Homelessness}

The likelihood of a zombie apocalypse like the ones portrayed in movies and TV shows is slim to say the least, but in the slums of some of America's largest cities, it seems the apocalypse is already upon us. Only it's not a virus or a curse turning people into walking shells of their former selves – it's drug addiction. Read More ›

^{Caitlin Bassett
October 18, 2021
Homelessness}

The Homelessness Crisis is a Drug Addiction Crisis

_{Caitlin Bassett
October 18, 2021
Homelessness}

"The word 'homeless' is really a propaganda word designed to trick your brain into thinking that this is a problem of poverty," says Michael Shellenberger. "And progressives have done a real disservice to people suffering from addiction by mis-describing them as people that are somehow suffering from high rents." Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
March 26, 2021
Community, Homelessness}

The Invisible Asylum

_{Christopher Rufo
March 26, 2021
Community, Homelessness}

The story of American deinstitutionalization has become familiar. In a long arc—from President Kennedy’s Community Mental Health Act of 1963 to the present—federal and state governments dismantled mental asylums and released the psychiatrically disturbed into the world. Read More ›

person using syringe on yellow stone on spoon

^{Christopher Rufo
October 2, 2020
Homelessness, Politics, Poverty}

“Safe Injection Sites” Aren’t Safe, Effective or Wise. Just Ask Canadians

_{Christopher Rufo
October 2, 2020
Homelessness, Politics, Poverty}

If you've never heard of "safe injection sites" — public facilities for drug users to consume heroin, fentanyl and methamphetamine under the supervision of medical staff — you probably will soon. In cities such as Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco, drug legalization activists have launched a campaign to create such sites. Read More ›