Drug Policy Alliance

JUNE 2025

NEWSLETTER

Red background with text reading "Tell the Senate: Protect Medicaid. Protect addiction & overdose prevention services. Stop these cuts."

Reconciliation Bill Threatens Overdose Prevention & Health Services

A bill that would gut funding for treatment, overdose prevention, health, and harm reduction services now sits with the Senate. The bill’s massive cuts to Medicaid will have consequences for people struggling with addiction and millions of Americans who rely on this lifeline.

Contact the Senate!

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Reform Registration is Open!

Registration is now open for DPA's International Drug Policy Reform Conference, taking place in Detroit, Michigan from November 12-15. Visit the Reform website for more information about tickets, travel, and sponsoring the conference. We hope to see you there!

In Honor of 4/20, We Shared Some Facts About Marijuana

In 2024, there were still more than 200,000 arrests for marijuana in the U.S. Despite state-level legalization, marijuana remains criminalized federally.

Get The Facts

Why Are Overdose Deaths Declining?

Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta spoke with us about why overdoses are going down, including expanded access to harm reduction services, naloxone, medications for opioid use disorder, and effective treatment.

Find Out Why

DPA Stands with Our Allies in Canada and Mexico

DPA was joined by the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition and México Unido Contra la Delincuencia (MUCD) to call for a better way forward: one that prioritizes housing, healthcare, voluntary treatment, and overdose prevention.

Watch Our Joint Statement

DPA is Hiring!

We are looking for a Federal Policy Manager to be based in D.C. If you have at least five years of experience, can work under pressure to meet deadlines, and are passionate about drug policy – we would love to work with you!

Apply Now

An image of a group of parents who lost children to overdose or have children living with addiction on Capitol Hill advocating for harm reduction.

FEATURED POST:

Parents Advocate for Harm Reduction Services in D.C.

DPA joined a group of brave and passionate parents - who lost children to overdose or have children living with addiction - on Capitol Hill to advocate for lifesaving overdose prevention services.

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Drug Policy In The News

CBS News - As Overdose Deaths Fall, Trump Administration Proposes Cuts to Lifesaving Narcan Program

Minnesota Reformer - At Long Last, Minnesota Has Decriminalized Bong Water

The Marshall Project - Why Some Doctors Are Pushing to End Routine Drug Testing During Childbirth

WBHM - Harm Reduction is Embraced in the Netherlands but Struggles in the US

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