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Scapegoating of Chesa Boudin Reflects Ugly Attitudes to Unhoused People

A few years back, an article describing Fayetteville made the small North Carolina city look like a hotbed of hatred…

June 22, 2021

Ninety-One Percent of Recent NYPD Marijuana Arrests Were of Black or Hispanic People

Police in New York City continued to arrest and issue summons to thousands of people over simple marijuana possession in…

June 21, 2021

Alzheimer’s Drug Approval “Damages FDA Credibility,” Advocates Say

When the Food and Drug Administration approved a controversial new Alzheimer’s treatment on June 7, it was over widespread expert…

June 21, 2021

We Must Address the Overdose Crisis With the Same Focus as COVID-19

The United States is simultaneously experiencing two devastating public health crises—the COVID-19 pandemic and the overdose epidemic. As the rates…

June 21, 2021

New Jersey Spent $11 Billion in 10 Years on Failing to Eradicate Drugs

From 2010-2019, the state of New Jersey spent more than $11 billion fighting the drug war—and overdose deaths only increased.…

June 17, 2021

Orlando, Florida, Gets Its First Syringe Program—With Strings Attached

Orange County, Florida, launched its first syringe service program (SSP) on June 1. The county, home to the city of…

June 17, 2021

Congresswoman Cori Bush Voices Groundbreaking Support for Safe Supply

Congresswoman Cori Bush, representing St. Louis, Missouri in the House of Representatives, has broken new ground by indicating her support…

June 16, 2021

What Would It Have Taken to “Stop Singas”?

On June 8, reporter Sam Mellins tweeted a photo of a January 6, 1999 letter from then-Queens Assistant District Attorney…

June 16, 2021

Unprecedented Overdose Deaths Among First Nations People in BC

At least 254 First Nations people fatally overdosed in British Columbia in 2020, according to new research from the First…

June 16, 2021

First All-Drug Decriminalization Bill to Be Introduced in Congress

On June 15, ahead of the 50th anniversary of Nixon’s declaration of the “War on Drugs,” Democratic Representatives Bonnie Watson…

June 15, 2021