2. 1998 Nancy Reagan tells the United Nations that the War on Drugs will not work – The New York Times
3. In 2009 the White House Drug Czar called for an End to the “War on Drugs” – The Wall Street Journal
5. The ‘War on Drugs’ is essentially just a war on black people in America Shaun King – Daily News
6. Why hardly anyone dies from a drug overdose in Portugal – Washington Post 5/6/2015
7. In Portugal, drug use is treated as a medical issue, not a crime. NPR 4-18-2017
8. DPA_Fact_Sheet_Portugal_Decriminalization_Feb2015
9. Portugal shows How to Win a War on Drugs – The New York Times
10. Innocent Victims of the Painkiller Addiction Epidemic – Ali Gorman WPVI-TV Philadelphia 6/8/2016
11. Born in Drugs – Lee Health 6/3/2016
13. The Republican tax plan is a disaster for addiction treatment – Mother Jones
14. Addicts can be High Functioning – Attorney at Work
15. Although an improvement, “Fix Rooms” don’t go far enough – NPR Parallels
16. We’re Number One: World Prison Populations – BBC News
17. Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2017 – Prison Policy Initiative
18. States of Incarceration: The Global Context 2016 – States of Incarceration: The Global Context 2016
20. White people are more likely to deal drugs, but black people are more likely to get arrested for it
21. Drugs a ‘new form of slavery’, Pope Francis says – Catholic News Agency/EWTN
22. For Pope Francis, Fake News Goes Back to the Garden of Eden
23. Pope Francis condemns ‘evil’ fake news New York Post 1/24/2018
24. Fentanyl Deaths up 540 Percent in Three Years The New York Times Josh Katz 9-2-2017
25. monthly-drug-overdose-death-estimates as of 8-6-2017 from the CDC
26. The Opioid Epidemic: A Crisis Years in the Making By Maya Salam Oct. 26, 2017
28. The Facts on America’s Opioid Epidemic By YOUSUR AL-HLOU, JOSH KATZ, and DREW JORDAN NYTimes
32. Cincy-area congressman stands by ‘moochers’ comment about VA health care
33. 1.5 million Veterans are on Food Stamps
35. Puerto Rico: An ongoing disaster The Week (US)12 Jan 2018
36. No Family Is Safe From This Epidemic – The Atlantic – JAMES WINNEFELD NOV 29, 2017
38. Did Americans Turn to Opioids Out of Despair – or Just Because They Were There
39. https://www.shatterproof.org/
40. Opioid overdoses in ERs up 30 percent as crisis worsens
41. Time Special Report: The Opioid Diaries. Time 2018
42. Perfect storm: How opioids were pushed on Americans in pain RT America Nov 20, 2018
43. Trump’s Plan to “Liberate the Country from Opioids” Instead Liberates Big Pharma from Oversight
44. Breaking Down Addiction – Denison Magazine Issue 1 2018
45. http://www.drugpolicy.org/resour
46. An Overdose Death Is Not Murder: Why Drug-Induced Homicide Laws Are Counterproductive and Inhumane
47. Opioid Overdose Deaths Fell After Colorado Legalized Weed
48. The Economic Impact of Illicit Drug Use on American Society 2011
49. Diacetylmorphine versus Methadone for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction
(Spoiler alert. Heroin almost twice as effective as Methadone.)
50. As feds focused on detaining kids, border drug prosecutions plummeted
51. Hating Big Pharma Is Good, But Supply-Side Epidemic Theory Is Killing People
52. Newt Gingrich: Opioid deaths are a health crisis — Treatment, not jail, is the cure
53. U.S. Life Expectancy Drops Amid ‘Disturbing’ Rise In Overdoses And Suicides – NPR 11-29-2018
54. Four Pillars drug strategy – City of Vancouver 2005
56. Drug firm poured 3 Milllion opioids into WV town in just 10 months, report says
57. After the overdose: A family’s journey into grief and guilt AP News 1/28/2019
58. Moms of the dead from drugs: “Where is the outrage for us?”
59. Internal drug company emails show indifference to opioid epidemic 7/19/2019 Washington Post
61. Opioid Medication-Assisted Treatment Out of Reach for Many July 26, 2019 by Tom Infield
62. Court-Ordered Rehab Is Costly, Ineffective
63. Why Those With Opioid Use Disorder May Not Receive Treatment
64. Philadelphia’s Drug Overdose Death Rate Among Highest in Nation
67. Heroin Addiction Explained: How Opioids Hijack the Brain New York Times 12/18/2018
69. National Drug Threat Assessment 2011 justice.gov
70. 50-year war on drugs imprisoned millions of Black Americans
71. The War on Drugs Isn’t Even Working in Prison