Books, curriculum, and stories on identity-based recovery, reentry, and systems change by Andrew Drasen.https://avisionofhopebook.com/en-ushttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/controlled-substance-regulation/https://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.Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryhttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/public-health-approach-to-drug-policy/https://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, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryhttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-policy-case-studies/https://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.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryhttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-legalization-pilot-program/https://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.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryhttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/arguments-against-drug-legalization/https://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.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryhttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/regulated-pharmacy-model/https://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, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryhttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-addiction-and-homelessness/https://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.Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryhttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/prison-release-overdose-risk/https://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.Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryhttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/evidence-based-drug-prevention-programs/https://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.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryhttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-legalization-accountability/https://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.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryhttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/risk-based-drug-regulation/https://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.Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryhttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/fear-based-drug-policy/https://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.Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryhttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/recovery-lockbox-fund-addiction-treatment/https://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.Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryhttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/tusi-pink-cocaine-xylazine-thc-analogues/https://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.Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryhttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-market-violence-gangs-cartels/https://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.Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryhttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-legalization-and-regulation-benefits/https://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.Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryhttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-felony-voting-rights-gun-rights/https://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.Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryhttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-felony-consequences-underclass/https://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.Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryhttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/legalization-vs-decriminalization-vs-regulation/https://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.Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryhttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/drug-legalization/https://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, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTreentryhttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/psychology-of-setbacks-and-growth/https://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.Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTrecoveryhttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/top-10-addiction-recovery-memoirs-2025/https://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/top-10-addiction-recovery-memoirs-2025/Looking to read an addiction recovery memoir that has teeth? Check out this top 10 list for 2025.Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTrecoveryhttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/recovery-resources/https://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.Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTrecoveryhttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/personal-transformation-journey/https://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.Sat, 03 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTrecoveryhttps://avisionofhopebook.com/blog/redemption-stories/https://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.Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTrecovery