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Asia-Pacific’s Harm Reduction Blind Spot Is Costing Lives

Most people who smoke tobacco live in the Asia-Pacific region. Millions of them die of smoking-related causes each year. Yet…

January 8, 2026

SF to Open “RESET” Sobering Center, Pilot Civil Commitment for Drug Use

On January 7, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie (D) announced imminent plans to open Rapid Enforcement, Support, Evaluation and Triage…

January 8, 2026

Youth Vaping, Smoking and Drinking at Record Lows, Per Latest NIDA Data

The National Institute on Drug Abuse has released the latest Monitoring the Future Survey (MFS), which for over 50 years…

January 8, 2026

Senate Confirms Fentanyl Conspiracy Theorist Sara Carter as “Drug Czar”

On January 6 the Senate confirmed Sara A. Carter Bailey as the new “drug czar,” the colloquial title for the…

January 7, 2026

“Your Life Is Over”: Prison Guards on 16-Hour Shifts With No Backup

Three decades ago when I began my prison sentence, corrections officers worked eight-hour shifts. Some did the work well and…

January 6, 2026

Smoking Should Not Be a Footnote in Cervical Cancer Prevention

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women. In 2022, there were an estimated 660,000 diagnoses and about…

January 6, 2026

“I’m Innocent”: Maduro Pleads Not Guilty to Drug-Trafficking Charges

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro pled not guilty to drug trafficking charges in a federal district courthouse in Manhattan on…

January 5, 2026

Fentanyl, Involved in My Son’s Death, Is No “Weapon of Mass Destruction”

In December, the federal government announced it would classify illicit fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction.” Having buried my…

January 5, 2026

Media Exploitation of Reiner Family Tragedy Pushes the Carceral Agenda

After director Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Singer Reiner were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home December…

December 31, 2025

Feds Extend COVID-Era Bupe Telemedicine Flexibilities, Again

On December 31, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services issued an extension of the…

December 31, 2025