Ernest Drucker, PhD, Co-Chair of Real Reporting Foundation and the Common Sense for Drug Policy Foundation, passed away on January 26, 2025 at his home in New York City, NY. He is sorely missed by his family, colleagues, and many friends.
Ernie Drucker's obituary in the New York Times notes:
"For more than three decades, Dr. Drucker, primed with epidemiological evidence, waged cutting-edge campaigns to improve the lot of prison inmates; the homeless; patients with tuberculosis; workers exposed to asbestos; and HIV-infected drug users and their families who had been ravaged by the repercussions of AIDS.