Your February Newsletter Is Here
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February 2026 NEWSLETTER
2025 Year in Review
2025 was a difficult year. Lifesaving, health-based responses to the overdose crisis faced significant funding cuts. Despite these challenges, DPA kept moving forward - standing up for what works and laying groundwork for future reform. Thank you for standing with us!
Check Out Our Year in Review
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We Convinced Congress to Protect Treatment and Health Funding
Last year, the Trump administration made massive cuts to Medicaid, addiction, and overdose prevention services. They tried to cut even more this year, but we fought back. Together, we convinced Congress to prevent more harm and preserve funds for lifesaving programs.
How Your Voices Mattered
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Press Release: Marijuana Rescheduling Continues Criminalization
Rescheduling marijuana acknowledges that it has medical value and could lift some restrictions on research, but it does not meaningfully change the real-world consequences of continued criminalization for most people.
Learn What’s at Stake
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The History of the Drug War
Drugs have long been used as an excuse to target and control certain people. Now history is repeating itself. Learn more about the history of the drug war on our History of the Drug War page.
See How History Repeats Itself
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Trump Declares Fentanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction
Fentanyl is a real crisis. We need solutions that reduce demand and save lives—not warmongering or international conflict.
What This Really Means
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Giving to DPA
It’s a new year - don’t forget to get your DPA membership by donating today! Join us in our fight to end that drug war for good.
Become a Member Today!
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FEATURED POST:
The Last Couple Months in Drug Policy
Check out our December and January Months in Review to find out what has been happening in drug policy including U.S. attacks on Venezuela, Sara Carter confirmed as drug czar, and public pressure to protect treatment funding.
December in Review
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January in Review
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Drug Policy In The News:
The Hill - The War on Drugs Was Always a War on People – That's Why it Doesn’t Work
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AP – Indiana's Needle Exchange Programs are on the Chopping Block
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The San Francisco Standard – This Fentanyl Treatment is a Breakthrough of Hope
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New York Times - The Case for Compassion Over Tough Love
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STAT News – Fear of ICE Crackdown, Immigrants Nationally are Avoiding Treatment
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