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“Embarrassing”—Experts Slam EU’s Self-Congratulatory Smoking Report

A European Commission report on smoking and nicotine use is being condemned for unjustified self-contragulation, anti-scientific opposition to tobacco harm…

April 20, 2026

In Praise of Pleasure

Unabashed ravishment, whether from binge eating or drug use, makes those of us who strive for autonomous individuality deeply uncomfortable.…

April 17, 2026

Trump Reportedly About to Issue Executive Order on Ibogaine Research

President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to issue an executive order as soon as this week signaling the administration’s willingness…

April 17, 2026

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 monthly provisional drug overdose death count,…

April 16, 2026

Will the CDC Finally Abandon the Damaging Term “EVALI”?

Health economist Michael Pesko is asking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a question it should have answered years…

April 16, 2026

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 started repeatedly bugging Tennessee Department of…

April 15, 2026

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 jail complex. He’d been held on…

April 15, 2026

Illinois Bill Would Put Long-Acting OUD Meds in Prisons, Sort Of

Illinois lawmakers are considering a proposal to pilot long-acting injectable medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) within the state prison…

April 14, 2026

Sweden Is Now the World’s First “Smoke-Free” Country

Sweden has become the world's first “smoke-free” country, with an astonishingly low daily smoking rate of just 3.7 percent—well below…

April 14, 2026

Federal Bill Would Roll Back Modest Progress on Methadone Access

When it comes to methadone treatment for opioid use disorder, Representative Erin Houchin, a Trump-supporting Republican from Indiana, wants to…

April 13, 2026