Alexander Lekhtman 
Lawmakers Omit Overdose Prevention Centers From MA Bill
Massachusetts lawmakers have dropped plans to authorize overdose prevention centers. Despite support from the ...
New Jersey Governor Issues Pardons for Dozens of Drug-War Convictions
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) has announced pardons for dozens of people with ...
Providing Sterile Syringes in Prison Is Not Only Right—It Also Saves Money
Providing sterile syringes in prison is an efficient way to keep people who use ...
As OPC Opens in Rhode Island, the US Still Lags Far Behind
Rhode Island has made history by opening the United States’ first overdose prevention center ...
Wisconsin Marijuana Legalization (at Least Medical) Finally Looks Closer
Wisconsin is a regional outlier: Bordering three legal-cannabis states in Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota, ...
Psilocybin Helped Doctors and Nurses Who Worked Through the Pandemic
Many doctors and nurses suffered severe mental health impacts after working through the worst ...
VA Funds MDMA Study to Treat Veterans’ PTSD and Alcohol Use Disorder
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is sponsoring historic research to treat ...
With Winter Coming, Cities’ Emergency Shelter Plans Vary Wildly
As temperatures drop around the country, cities and counties have an even more urgent ...
“May Launch a Substitution War”—Trump’s China Tariffs and Fentanyl
In what feels like a rerun of an old episode, President-elect Donald Trump has ...
Syringe Program in Fargo, North Dakota, Survives Narrow Vote
A syringe service program in Fargo, North Dakota, has narrowly survived a vote after ...
