Additional Resources: Addiction and the Law
Featured Resources
National Institute on Drug Abuse's "Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction"
SAMHSA's "Chronic Substance Use and Cognitive Effects on the Brain: An Introduction"
Drug Policy Alliance's Fact Sheets and Reports (External Link)
Other Resources by Topic
Addiction & the Brain
Key Cases: Commonwealth v. Eldred, 480 Mass. 90, 101 N.E.3d 911 (2018); Robinson v. California, 370 U.S. 660, 82 S. Ct. 1417, 8 L. Ed. 2d 758 (1962); Addington v. Texas, 441 U.S. 418 (1979)
Amicus Briefs by the 11 Addiction Experts and the Massachusetts Medical Society among other medical societies for the Appellee in Commonwealth v. Eldred.
Amicus Brief by the Association for the Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance Use and Addiction and the Society of Addiction Medicine for the Appellant in In re N.R.
Adolescents and Early Substance Use
SAMHSA Advisory: Screening and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders among Adolescents
How To Address Adolescent Substance Use From the Bench: A Judicial Bench Card
Risk Taking and the Adolescent Reward System: A Potential Common Link to Substance Abuse
Trauma and Substance Use
SAMHSA Advisory: Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People with Co-Occurring Disorders
Behavioral Health Best Practice Resources for Addressing Trauma and Violence
Good Treatment for Substance Use Disorder
Key Cases: Pesce v. Coppinger, 355 F. Supp. 3d 35 (D. Mass. 2018); Smith v. Aroostook County, 376 F. Supp. 3d 146 (D. Me. 2019), aff’d, 922 F.3d 41 (1st Cir. 2019)
Amicus Brief by the Mass. Med. Soc’y et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiff's Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order & Preliminary Injunction in Pesce v. Coppinger.
Amicus Brief by the Association for the Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance Use and Addiction and the Society of Addiction Medicine for the Appellant in In re N.R.
Inarceration, Treatment, and Recovery
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) in the Criminal Justice System: Brief Guidance to the States
CLBB NeuroLaw Library Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Access in Prisons and Jails Toolkit
Key Cases: Pesce v. Coppinger, 355 F. Supp. 3d 35 (D. Mass. 2018); Smith v. Aroostook County, 376 F. Supp. 3d 146 (D. Me. 2019), aff’d, 922 F.3d 41 (1st Cir. 2019)
Amicus Brief by the Mass. Med. Soc’y et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiff's Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order & Preliminary Injunction in Pesce v. Coppinger.
Cannabis and Neurobiology
Key Cases: People v. Gutierrez, 214 Cal.App.4th 343
Brief by the Society of Cannabis Clinicians, the Association of Cannabis Specialists, the Drug Policy Alliance, and the Americans for Safe Access Foundation as Amici Curiae in Gass v. 52nd Judicial Dist., Lebanon Cnty., 232 A.3d 706 (Pa. 2020).
Substance Use Disorder and Sex Trafficking