New federal data shows that black Americans are no more likely to use marijuana than white Americans. So why are they nearly four times as likely to be arrested on marijuana possession charges?

As politicians debate marijuana legalization, we at Phoenix House hope to make the issues of addiction and treatment part of the dialogue. Phoenix House founder Mitchell S. Rosenthal addressed this concern on the pages of the New York Times.

Instructors who encourage the use of marijuana before yoga class are ignoring their primary responsibility as teachers: to protect students from injury.

On Monday, October 15, Phoenix House Founder Mitchell S. Rosenthal, M.D. represented the treatment field during a teleconference regarding marijuana legalization.

Soldiers who leave the military with an other-than-honorable discharge are often denied treatment benefits–even when the discharge is due to addiction, the very disease for which soldiers need treatment.