The United States has more than 4,000 treatment courts, which have been credited with reducing crime. In North Carolina, at least 44 counties have a total of 85 treatment courts, including specialized ...

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 ...

Scientists are testing whether GLP-1 drugs can help to cut cravings for cigarettes, alcohol and opioids — as well as food.

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 ...

Ranee Sanford ‘23 graduated from Santa Clara University with a major in political science and minor in economics. Sanford was a 2022-23 Government Ethics Fellow with the Markkula Center for Applied ...

Californians are voting on Proposition 36, a 2024 ballot measure that would lengthen criminal sentences for certain drug and theft crimes. It also aims to steer certain people convicted of repeat drug ...