Recently, journalists have targeted Portland, OR as the exemplar for an emergent debate: as the addiction crisis rages on, are policies that decriminalize low-level drug crimes helping or hurting?

Telehealth treatment for opioid addiction is working. Pandemic flexibilities helped Americans access life-saving medications like buprenorphine without increasing misuse. So why are we going backward? The DEA’s newly proposed “guardrails” are more aptly “roadblocks” for addiction patients and providers alike.

The COVID-era PHE made SUD care accessible in a profound new way. But that could all change once the PHE expires. Boulder has been preparing to ensure continuity of care for our current and future patients and is actively advocating for better regulations to help all people in need of addiction care.

When the stigma of abortion is added to other forms of stigma, dangerous forces multiply. From her work delivering both reproductive and SUD care to patients in need, Dr. Amy Potter shares her firsthand perspective about the impact of the SCOTUS ruling.

Ben MacLean, Boulder's General Counsel, explains how laws and regulations can fight against patients with SUDs and stand in the way of better treatment options.

Boulder Care’s Medical Director, Alyson Smith, and Community Justice expert, Jeremy Hubbard, explain why incarceration creates such dangerous situations for SUD patients -- and what can be done about it.

Jeremy Hubbard discusses what he learned in his 16 year career as a parole officer about what the criminal justice system gets wrong around substance use disorder, treatment, and helping inmates with addictions.