Opioid abuse not only produces social and human tragedy, but it also imposes massive financial burdens on society. When ...
More than half the people in jail or prison in the U.S. have been diagnosed with substance use disorder (SUD). By law, inmates in New York State with opioid use disorder must be provided with ...
The new mugshot of Chelsea O'Donnell, taken on November 18, 2025, captures a turning point in a long, public struggle with addiction and the criminal justice system. That day, the 28-year-old daughter ...
Alan Elizalde waits for a judge to determine whether he will return to jail on June 26, 2025. Photo by Abigail Van Neely. The day before Alan Elizalde was supposed to finish the first phase of his ...
This story is reported by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org. PIERRE, S.D. – As much as lawmakers debated whether South Dakota ...
Massachusetts prisons seized $9M worth of K2 this year, but as synthetic drugs make it behind bars, questions grow about ...