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Brief of Drug Policy Alliance as Amicus Curiae in Support of Respondent

Keywords Vague laws; unlawful user; firearm possession; controlled substance; separation of powers; criminalization of drug use; marijuana; felony conviction(2026)

Expanding Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in the Criminal Legal System Beyond Prisons and Jails

United States v. Walton

Keywords pretrial release; federal case; sexually exploiting minors; cocaine; alcohol; danger to community; denied release; Walton; child exploitation; substance use(2025)

James v. State

Keywords Florida Supreme Court; death sentence; James; brain damage; mental illness; substance use; cruel and unusual punishment; execution; upheld sentence; capital punishment(2025)

Matter of SG

Keywords Oregon state case; civil commitment; bipolar disorder; schizoaffective disorder; substance use; overdose; suicidal behavior; life-threatening harm; S.G.; court upheld(2025)

Interest of LMS

Keywords termination of parental rights; meth; substance use; stable housing; treatment; child welfare; methamphetamine(2025)

Huffman v. Robey

Keywords ADA; 8th Amendment; MAT; OUD; prisoner rights; MOUD; preliminary injunction; deliberate indifference; denial of treatment(2025)

State v. Suarez

Keywords resentencing; Comer; juveniles; under 18; emerging adults; murder; robbery(2025)

Pre-Arrest Diversion-To-Treatment for Adults with Substance Use Disorder: Health Outcomes and Predictors of Program Completion

Keywords pre-arrest diversion; crime; substance use disorder; opioid use disorder; addiction; treatment(2025)

Medication for opioid use disorder service delivery in carceral facilities: Update and summary report

Keywords overdose; criminal legal system; Medication-assisted treatment (MAT); MOUD; incarceration; Buprenorphine; Methadone; Naltrexone; Opioid use disorder (OUD); Recidivism(2025)

Early Life Stress and Substance Use Disorders: Underlying Neurobiology and Pathways to Adverse Outcomes

Keywords Early Life Stress; Substance Use Disorders; Addiction; Neurobiology; HPA Axis; Relapse; Prefrontal Cortex; Impulsivity; Comorbid Psychopathology(2025)

US v. Butler

Keywords legal insanity; cocaine use disorder; delusions; criminal threats; threatening(2025)

Reward neurocircuitry predicts longitudinal changes in alcohol use following trauma exposure

Keywords Alcohol; Functional Connectivity; Neuroimaging; Reward; Trauma; Ventral tegmental area(2025)

Common neural patterns of substance use disorder: A seed-based resting-state functional connectivity meta-analysis

Keywords Substance use disorder; resting-state fMRI; reward circuitry; functional connectivity; impulsivity; meta-analysis(2025)

Prevalence of adverse childhood experiences among individuals in treatment for substance use disorder: Are ACE associated differently across type of abuse and quantity of consumption?

Keywords Greenland; Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE); Arctic; Alcohol use; Cannabis use; Substance use treatment; Substance use Disorder; parental substance use(2025)