This law from 1986 keeps addiction help in the shadows

The outdated federal law known as the crack-house statute is undermining the progress of supervised consumption programs in the United States. This law makes state-sanctioned programs technically illegal and has created confusion and mixed messages from Washington. While health researchers see promise in these programs, law enforcement authorities want to shut them down. The Biden administration, which has taken steps to address the nation's addiction and overdose crises, should address the crack-house statute and clarify federal policy to support supervised consumption.