Alexander Lekhtman 
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 ...
The Overdose Crisis Was Ignored in This Election Cycle
The overdose crisis claims over 100,000 lives each year in the United States, but ...
Denver Weighs Removing Restrictions on Syringe Programs
Lawmakers in Denver, Colorado, are considering improving sryinge access, by allowing more syringe service ...
Drug Policy Questions on the Ballot Across the US
As Donald Trump and Kamala Harris make their final dashes through battleground states, polls ...
