San Diego is witnessing what has been called a quiet cultural revolution as the “sober curious” movement takes root. In recent years, community leaders, wellness advocates, and friends and advocates […]
People working to overcome addiction while incarcerated already face enormous challenges. In California, many were recently dealt another blow: they may have been denied parole based on faulty drug test […]
Prop 36, also known as the “Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act,” passed by California voters in 2024, has been in effect for several months. With the new law, […]
On April 21, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a major step in the fight against the opioid crisis: the state will now provide CalRx-branded naloxone for free to all […]
San Diego has been flooded with drugs, especially fentanyl, in recent years. Addiction has seemingly left no corner of the world untouched. As carfentanil, fentanyl’s even more dangerous cousin, makes […]
Mental health care workers at Kaiser Permanente returned to the picket lines this week at multiple Southern California medical centers, including one in San Diego, as their dispute with management […]
For International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31, the San Diego County Administration Center lit up a beautiful purple, a sad reminder of the ongoing crisis and the lives lost […]
In 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 43, granting counties a two-year period to adopt an updated conservatorship law aimed at addressing addiction and mental health issues among the […]
New numbers from the CDC show that overdoses decreased in 2023 across the United States by 3%. For California, the news is even better, looking at a possible 4% reduction […]
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is on the brink of a significant decision that could reshape the landscape of the marijuana industry worldwide. Nearly eight months after the […]
