Drugs + Money

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

“More Like Retail Than Healing”—Can the Opioid Crisis Bring Health Equity to Our Medical System?

Fifteen years ago, with an EMT colleague and an armed police officer, I arrived as a novice 25-year-old paramedic to…

September 30, 2018

In 2018, the Temperance Movement Still Grips America

Our society—even some of its most progressive elements—vilifies alcohol. This stands in opposition to public health, enables government suppression of…

September 25, 2018

Why India Is Tobacco Harm Reduction’s Most Important Frontier

Tobacco is India’s Trojan horse. It was brought to our shores five centuries ago on Portuguese ships. Indians readily took…

September 25, 2018

“Drug-Free Communities” Got $90 million from Trump. What Exactly Are They?

On August 29, President Trump announced $90.9 million support for Drug-Free Community (DFC) Grants, a program that administers funds to…

September 25, 2018