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Dr. Drew: From the Opioid Crisis to COVID, the Physician–Patient Relationship Is Increasingly Impaired
Drew Pinsky, popularly known as Dr. Drew, is an addiction medicine specialist and host of the TV series “Ask Dr. Drew.”
Former Homeless Addict Finds Forgiveness, Recovery, Redemption
A father and his family endured tragedy, drug use, homelessness, foster care, and California’s deadliest wildfire.
Eddie Murphy’s Avoidance of Drugs Amid Early Fame Shows Resilience, Experts Say
Although Eddie Murphy said he was exposed to cocaine during a night out with comedians Robin Williams and John Belushi, he didn’t use.
The Overlooked Mental and Physical Health Risks of Marijuana
Cannabis legalization efforts are a boon to big business, but many Americans are paying with their health.
Residents ‘Horrified’ by Homelessness, Public Drug Use in California’s Capital City
Sacramento, which has the third most chronically homeless nationwide, has been sued recently by its district attorney and residents over how it handles homelessness.
Inside California’s Open-Air Drug Markets and Booming Retail-Theft Industry: Leighton Woodhouse
Leighton Woodhouse has been documenting the “street addiction crisis” engulfing the Bay Area and the political culture and policies fueling it.
Nearly 800 Arrested for Public Drug Use in San Francisco Since May
The California Highway Patrol also seized more than 40 pounds of fentanyl—enough to make 9 million lethal doses—in a 10-block radius of the Tenderloin district.
Newsom Disappointed Nearly All California Counties Delaying CARE Court for Those With Severe Addictions
‘We need to see a sense of urgency. We cannot wait until 2026,’ Mr. Newsom said. ‘People will literally lose their lives.’
Most California Counties Delaying Involuntary Treatment Programs for Severely Mentally Ill, Addicted
Nearly 50 of the Golden State’s 58 counties are planning to delay implementation of the new state law taking effect Jan. 1—some for up to two years.
