By Brett Montague Arresting people for drug use can make them virtually unemployable because of a criminal record. At a time when finding employees is difficult already, a punitive response...

By Christina Dent Seven years ago, I became a foster mom. Through serving children and families in the foster care system, I saw that there are times when cannabis use...

By Christina Dent When my son was four years old, he was given the synthetic opioid fentanyl. Twice. We were in the emergency room at the hospital after his finger was crushed in a...

"We pray people change their thinking on this issue. It’s a matter of prioritizing life and allowing others to thrive." — Lana Butler Hi friends, In early December I got...

By Dr. William Sansing Recently a colleague and I were discussing taking new approaches to crime and addiction, and he said something I hope will stick with me for the rest...

Last week I got an email from a woman who is walking with her husband as he struggles with a drug addiction. It is incredibly painful and brings up an...

Yesterday I got an email from a young woman in Mississippi who agreed to let me share part of her message with you: “I am a single mother and am in...

You may have seen on social media that I'm working on my first book! This week I've been writing about my childhood and how we use our imaginations. This movement...

By Brett Montague Fifty years ago this week, on June 17, 1971, President Richard Nixon held a press conference in the White House Briefing Room to officially declare a “war...

This month marks the 50th anniversary of Richard Nixon declaring a "war on drugs." We need to ask ourselves a very important question: Has it worked in the United States? ...