For a century, Americans have embraced a punitive approach to addiction—one that has undermined treatment efforts.

CBS News California takes a closer look at the drug component of the high-profile Proposition 36 to fact-check claims about the ballot measure from supporters and opponents.

Prop. 36 won’t address retail theft or drug addiction, and it will do nothing about homelessness. It’s just a return to the failed policies of the past. We can’t afford to go back.

Nearly 50 people have been charged in Southern California after hundreds of federal, state, and local law enforcement officials busted a drug trafficking network linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, the ...

LOS ANGELES - Nearly four dozen alleged members of a California-based drug ring linked to the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico have been charged with multiple offenses.. On June 5, more than 400 federal ...

Authorities announced 36 people were arrested in a massive bust targeting a California-based drug trafficking network with ties to the Sinaloa cartel. The fentanyl-and-methamphetamine distribution ...

Federal agents arrested 36 people, including a U.S. Border Patrol agent, allegedly linked to a California-based drug, firearms and money laundering network tied to the Sinaloa Cartel. Agents ...

By 2022, it was involved in around 70% of overdose deaths, say Addiction Group, a drug information organization. The DOJ says it is still searching for 11 fugitives following Wednesday's operation.

Billy Idol is getting candid about his past struggles with drug addiction and how he's managed to get clean and "California sober.". The "White Wedding" rocker recently spoke with People about his ...