Books, curriculum, and stories on identity-based recovery, reentry, and systems change by Andrew Drasen.https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/en-ushttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/controlled-substance-regulation/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/controlled-substance-regulation/Part 19 explains why controlled substance regulation is already being administered every day through prescription drug monitoring program systems, methadone clinic regulations, buprenorphine prescribing rules, pharmacy oversight, and the regulated pharmacy model logic behind risk-based reform.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryDrug LegalizationHarm Reductionhttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/public-health-approach-to-drug-policy/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/public-health-approach-to-drug-policy/Part 18 makes the case for a public health approach to drug policy over moral panic, using harm reduction strategies, overdose prevention, addiction stigma reduction, and risk-based drug regulation to reduce death, disorder, and failed policy.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryPublic HealthHarm ReductionDrug Legalizationhttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-policy-case-studies/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-policy-case-studies/Part 17 uses real drug policy case studies to examine what worked, what failed, and why across Portugal drug decriminalization, Oregon Measure 110 results, British Columbia safer supply, Switzerland heroin-assisted treatment, and cannabis legalization outcomes.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryDrug LegalizationPublic HealthHarm Reductionhttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-legalization-pilot-program/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-legalization-pilot-program/Part 16 lays out a drug legalization pilot program framework that pilots risk-based drug regulation, measures overdose prevention and public safety outcomes, and scales only what works with strong diversion control, 42 CFR Part 2 privacy, and outcomes-based funding.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryDrug LegalizationPublic Healthhttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/arguments-against-drug-legalization/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/arguments-against-drug-legalization/The strongest arguments against drug legalization deserve direct answers. This post breaks down drug legalization pros and cons, youth access, public safety, mental health, and whether legalization actually increases drug use.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryDrug LegalizationHarm Reductionhttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/regulated-pharmacy-model/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/regulated-pharmacy-model/A regulated pharmacy model for high-risk substances could replace street chaos with standards, cut overdose risk, and connect people to treatment on demand fast.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryDrug LegalizationHarm Reductionhttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-addiction-and-homelessness/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-addiction-and-homelessness/We explore the connection between drug addiction and homelessness, mental illness, and housing first addiction recovery in part 13 of the drug legalization and regulation series.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryReentryPublic HealthDrug Legalizationhttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/prison-release-overdose-risk/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/prison-release-overdose-risk/Prison release overdose risk is highest in the first days and weeks after release. This chapter explains which pre-release and post-release programs actually reduce overdose, recidivism, and instability.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryReentryOverdose PreventionDrug LegalizationPublic Healthhttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/evidence-based-drug-prevention-programs/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/evidence-based-drug-prevention-programs/Evidence-based drug prevention programs beat scare tactics—here’s what actually reduces youth drug use, why fear-based drug education fails, and how prevention fits inside drug legalization and strict regulation.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryDrug LegalizationDrug PreventionPublic Healthhttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-legalization-accountability/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-legalization-accountability/In part 10 of the drug legalization and regulation series, we explore how drug legalization accountability answers a hard question: what gets enforced when use isn’t a crime, and how a regulated drug market protects the public.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryDrug LegalizationCriminal Justicehttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/risk-based-drug-regulation/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/risk-based-drug-regulation/This post explains what risk-based drug regulation looks like in practice: a risk-tier model built around supply control, age limits, potency limits, licensing, taxation, enforcement priorities, and the recovery infrastructure required to make it real.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryDrug LegalizationHarm Reductionhttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/fear-based-drug-policy/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/fear-based-drug-policy/In part 8 of the drug legalization blog series, we explore fear-based drug policy, Oregon's Measure 110 results, and what effective policy would entail.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryDrug LegalizationHarm ReductionPublic Healthhttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/recovery-lockbox-fund-addiction-treatment/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/recovery-lockbox-fund-addiction-treatment/A recovery lockbox captures enforcement savings and regulated-market revenue to fund MOUD, recovery housing, and reentry using National Drug Control Budget FY 2025 realities and real jail costs.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryDrug LegalizationPublic HealthReentryhttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/tusi-pink-cocaine-xylazine-thc-analogues/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/tusi-pink-cocaine-xylazine-thc-analogues/Tusi (pink cocaine), xylazine, medetomidine, nitazenes, and THC analogues prove enforcement can’t keep up. Regulation creates testing, labeling, and accountability.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryDrug LegalizationFentanyl & SyntheticsOverdose Preventionhttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-market-violence-gangs-cartels/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-market-violence-gangs-cartels/Drug prohibition violence is not an accident. It is a predictable result of illegal markets. How gangs and drug trafficking, cartel revenue, and drug market violence grow under prohibition.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryDrug LegalizationCriminal Justicehttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-legalization-and-regulation-benefits/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-legalization-and-regulation-benefits/Drug legalization and regulation is not endorsement. It is a regulated drug supply with testing, labeling, fentanyl test strips, and real accountability that prohibition cannot deliver.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryDrug LegalizationHarm Reductionhttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-felony-voting-rights-gun-rights/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-felony-voting-rights-gun-rights/Being convicted of a drug felony: voting rights, gun rights, and the permanent sentence that is rarely talked about. Part 3 in the drug legalization series.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryDrug LegalizationCriminal JusticeReentryhttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-felony-consequences-underclass/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-felony-consequences-underclass/Drug felony consequences go far beyond court. Here’s how felony drug possession consequences create employment and housing barriers, crush credit, and trap people long after release.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryDrug LegalizationCriminal JusticeReentryhttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/legalization-vs-decriminalization-vs-regulation/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/legalization-vs-decriminalization-vs-regulation/Legalization isn’t one policy. This post explains legalization vs decriminalization vs regulation, and what strict regulation actually delivers in safety and outcomes.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryDrug LegalizationHarm Reductionhttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-legalization/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-legalization/Drug legalization isn’t endorsement. Part 1 explains why punishment fails, why reentry is deadly, and why harm reduction saves lives.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryDrug LegalizationHarm ReductionOverdose Preventionhttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/psychology-of-setbacks-and-growth/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/psychology-of-setbacks-and-growth/Learn about the psychology of setbacks and growth. Learn resilience psychology techniques and transform adversity into opportunity.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTrecoveryAddiction RecoverySetbacks & Growthhttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/top-10-addiction-recovery-memoirs-2025/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/top-10-addiction-recovery-memoirs-2025/Looking for the best addiction recovery memoirs in 2025? This curated list of true-story books on redemption, relapse, and healing includes picks for readers, families, and treatment programs.Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTrecoveryAddiction RecoveryRecovery Memoirshttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/recovery-resources/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/recovery-resources/Recovery resources are here. A Vision of Hope Media provides support for addiction recovery. Find hope and connect with a community now.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTrecoveryAddiction Recoveryhttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/personal-transformation-journey/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/personal-transformation-journey/Read 3 powerful moments in my personal transformation journey in healing after loss. Finding purpose again and rebuilding my life took intentional action.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTrecoveryAddiction RecoveryRedemptionhttps://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/redemption-stories/https://www.avisionofhopebook.com/blog/redemption-stories/Find hope through redemption stories and stories of personal transformation. By sharing our journey, it gives others the courage to share theirs, which is where healing happens.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTrecoveryAddiction RecoveryRedemption