“Blaming Down”: A Decade of Overdose Crisis in British Columbia
Scotty Archondous, a resident of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES), is frustrated by the way ...
Prison Can’t Be the New Nursing Home If It Isn’t Wheelchair-Accessible
Ralph*, one of the men incarcerated with me at South Central Correctional Facility in ...
Trump Orders FDA to “Dramatically” Fast-Track Psychedelic Therapy Access
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at expanding and expediting research on ...
“Embarrassing”—Experts Slam EU’s Self-Congratulatory Smoking Report
A European Commission report on smoking and nicotine use is being condemned for unjustified ...
In Praise of Pleasure
Unabashed ravishment, whether from binge eating or drug use, makes those of us who ...
Trump Reportedly About to Issue Executive Order on Ibogaine Research
President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to issue an executive order as soon as ...
Historic Drop in Overdose Deaths Has Slowed by More Than Half Since 2024
On April 15, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published its most recent ...
Will the CDC Finally Abandon the Damaging Term “EVALI”?
Health economist Michael Pesko is asking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a ...
The “Felony-Friendly” Job Lists Don’t Really Mean Anything
In 2020 when I was nearing the end of my 10-year prison sentence, I ...
Hopes of Shutting Rikers Grow Under Mamdani, as Deaths Continue
On March 25, 39-year-old Barry Cozart collapsed at Rikers, New York City’s notorious island ...
