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The Recipes I Use to De-Escalate Violence in Prison

In 2015 I was transferred to West Tennessee State Penitentiary, a prison with a reputation for violence. My new cellie…

April 3, 2024

Our Ban Has Failed: Time for India to Regulate Vapes

The first Indian state to ban vapes was Karnatataka, in 2016. The reason for this is that Karnataka, in the…

April 3, 2024

New Hampshire Is Weighing Harsher Fentanyl Punishments

New Hampshire is weighing a series of bills that would increase punishments for fentanyl-related activity, introducing new mandatory minimum sentences.…

April 2, 2024

Confirmed Executions for Drug Convictions Surge to New Global High

In July 2016, three Nigerians and one Indonesian were ferried to Nusa Kambangan, known as the “island of flowers,” off…

April 2, 2024

Can Methadone Vans Deliver the Goods?

A long white van, stocked with clear plastic cups and a machine that dispenses liquid methadone, was launched in New…

April 1, 2024

HIV Rights Advance for Cops, Ahead of the Sex Workers They Criminalize

On March 23, the city of Nashville settled a federal discrimination lawsuit over barring people living with HIV from serving…

March 29, 2024

Predictable, Avoidable and Harmful: Canada’s Nicotine Pouch Fiasco

Canada is supposedly organized on the principles of “peace, order and good government.” My country’s handling of nicotine pouches, an…

March 29, 2024

Only One in 10 People in the US Still Supports Marijuana Prohibition

Nine in 10 people surveyed in the United States say marijuana should be legal for adult use or medical purposes,…

March 28, 2024

An Instructive Experience With Opium Poppy Tea

Like many overthinkers and traumatized people, I sleep poorly. My insomnia sometimes worsens to the point that I feel the…

March 28, 2024

Spokane Eyes Involuntary Treatment for Anyone Revived With Naloxone

The City Council of Spokane, Washington, has proposed that being administered naloxone should be automatic grounds for mandatory treatment. If…

March 27, 2024