Alexander Lekhtman 
WV Harm Reduction Workers Form Coalition Amid HIV, Syringe Crises
West Virginia harm reduction workers are launching a new statewide coalition. “Mountain State Harm ...
What Will San Diego’s New “Harm Reduction” Shelter Actually Be Like?
San Diego is building what’s being touted as the city’s first harm reduction-based homeless ...
Criminal Justice Leaders Urge Supreme Court to Hear Safehouse Philly Case
On September 17, a group of 80 criminal justice leaders from across the country ...
Governor Newsom Owes It to Voters to End California’s Drug War
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) has comfortably won the recall election aimed at removing ...
How Overdose Surged for Black People as It Held Steady for Whites
As opioid-involved overdose fatalities were holding steady for most racial groups prior to the ...
Why San Francisco Drug Users Are Injecting Less, Smoking Fentanyl More
Many people who use drugs in San Francisco have been reducing their injecting of ...
Biden Looks to Make Harsh Criminalization of Fentanyl Analogs Permanent
President Joe Biden is seeking to extend indefinitely a Trump-era rule on the scheduling ...
Marijuana Possession Arrests Plunge in NYC Post-Legalization
Marijuana arrests in New York City have dropped to the single digits since former ...
Activists Call on Canada to Back Heroin, Cocaine, Meth Buyer’s Clubs
On August 31, International Overdose Awareness Day, drug-user activists in British Columbia formally petitioned ...
Vancouver Activists Mark Overdose Awareness Day With Free Safe Supply
On August 31, International Overdose Awareness Day, activists in Vancouver handed out free safe ...
