Kastalia Medrano 
The Biden Administration and Drug Policy: Expectation Versus Reality
As President Joe Biden replaces President Trump, advocates are balancing hope with more realistic ...
Frontline Harm Reductionists Qualify for Early Vaccination—Will They Get it?
Frontline harm reductionists—including syringe service program (SSP) providers, peer outreach workers and hepatitis C ...
New York State Launches 24-Hour Hotline for People Using Drugs Alone
New Yorkers who are using drugs alone, and who would like someone to stay ...
Pandemic Is Making Overdoses Deadlier, Research Shows
Nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the first available research has finally ...
House Passes the MORE Act in Historic Vote for Federal Marijuana Decriminalization
On December 4, the US House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Reinvestment and Expungement ...
Policing Associated With Higher HIV Risks Among People Who Inject Drugs
Police interactions are associated with higher HIV risks for people who inject drugs, according ...
Safe Consumption Sites Could Save $4 Million Per Major US City Annually
A new report assessing nearly 50 studies on safe consumption sites (SCS) worldwide adds ...
Where the Biden Administration Will Stand on Drugs and Harm Reduction
President-elect Joe Biden was a primary architect of the War on Drugs, with a ...
How the Pandemic Hit People Who Use Drugs, in Their Own Words
In some ways, the coronavirus pandemic has hit marginalized people who use drugs the ...
How Harm Reduction Is Responding to the Pandemic
In the two weeks since the first coronavirus cases were confirmed in New York ...
