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New Bedford, MA stays ahead of Xylazine problem with LEAD and multi-agency coordination Learn more: https://www.aol.com/nbpd-stayed-ahead-xylazine-problem-085455205.html

Washtenaw County, MI, implements LEAD to advance systems-level criminal justice reform Learn more: https://www.washtenaw.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2716

CPE paper recognizes LEAD as a strategy to address substance use through community-based harm reduction services rather than punishment.

Researchers Neil Gong and Katherine Beckett examine the importance of building on the Housing First model by providing strong and well-resourced case management and an acknowledgment of where programs fall short. Read the full article: https://www.sfpublicpress.org/drug-policy-addictions-specialists-oppose-prop-f-tying-welfare-to-drug-tests/

Numerous drug policy experts and addictions specialists from across the country — as close as UCSF and as far away as Rhode Island — publicly oppose a San Francisco ballot measure that would compel adult welfare recipients to undergo drug screening before collecting cash benefits. Read the full article: https://www.sfpublicpress.org/drug-policy-addictions-specialists-oppose-prop-f-tying-welfare-to-drug-tests/