Alexander Lekhtman

What Will Sara Carter of Fox News Bring as “Drug Czar”?

On March 28, President Donald Trump announced Sara Carter as his pick for "drug czar." Carter, who will need to…

April 1, 2025

Replication Study Refutes Naloxone “Moral Hazard” Paper

Seven years ago, a deeply controversial paper claimed that states introducing laws to expand naloxone led to increases in opioid-related…

March 28, 2025

Scotland’s Overdose Prevention Center Up and Running: Will There Be More?

In January, Scotland opened the first sanctioned overdose prevention center (OPC) in the United Kingdom. As of March 17, the…

March 26, 2025

ICE Unleashed as Trump’s War on Immigrants Escalates

As President Donald Trump's war on immigrants escalates, hundreds of Venezuelans were deported to be incarcerated in El Salvador on…

March 19, 2025

GOP Plans to Slash Medicaid Would Worsen Overdose Crisis

Republicans, in control of the White House and both chambers of Congress, aim to cut trillions of dollars in federal…

March 13, 2025

Former Philippines President Duterte Arrested for His Brutal Drug War

Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested over the brutal drug war waged during his time in power. Philippines…

March 11, 2025

“We Haven’t Seen the Worst Yet”—Private Prisons Relish Trump Deportations Plan

Immigration was a dominant theme of President Donald Trump's speech to Congress on March 4, an antagonistic marathon of self-congratulation,…

March 6, 2025

After Police Abuse Findings, Trenton Mayor Wants More Police Funding

Trenton, New Jersey, has been violating people’s civil rights, according to a federal investigation into the city’s police department. The…

March 4, 2025

Mexico’s Lawsuit Against US Gunmakers Reaches Supreme Court

Do gun manufacturers in the United States bear responsibility for thousands of murders by drug trafficking organizations in Mexico? The…

February 27, 2025

Trump’s Backing of Death Penalty for Drug Sales Has Wide Consequences

At a meeting with state governors, President Donald Trump repeated a favorite theme of his—saying that states should put people…

February 25, 2025