Helen Redmond

Here’s How Infuriatingly Hard It Still Is to Get Medical Marijuana in New York

The sciatica pain jolting down my right leg was so severe that it was hard for me to function. All…

November 27, 2018

Asia Has a Smoking Epidemic—But Also Incredible Harm Reduction Innovations

The second Asia Harm Reduction Forum convened in Manila on November 14. Organized by the Harm Reduction Alliance of the…

November 21, 2018

“I Was Just Ignorant”—World-Renowned Vaping Researcher on His Dramatic Conversion

Dr. Riccardo Polosa is professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Catania, Italy, and a world-renowned researcher into tobacco harm…

November 8, 2018

“Organizing Through Pain”—Harm Reduction Leaders Address Race and Structural Violence

A panel session titled “Organizing Through Pain and Policy: Multiracial Organizing in the Opioid Crisis” was just one of well…

October 23, 2018

These Two Landmark Reports Should Light a Fire Under Drug Policy Reformers

Two landmark reports about drugs and harm reduction have been released in the past few weeks: Regulation: The Responsible Control…

October 11, 2018

In Defense of Juul, After the Latest Media Hit-Piece

The media frenzy against Juul, the US market leader in vaping products, is on steroids—and this feeds directly into actions…

October 2, 2018

The War on Nicotine Pits Prejudice Against Public Health

There’s a war on nicotine. And just like the War on Drugs in general, it cannot be won. We will…

September 25, 2018