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Why Are Congress Members Demanding That the FDA Halt Its Evaluation of Flavored Vapes?

Last week, dozens of United States Congress members demanded that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) strip flavored vaping products…

March 30, 2021

I Hid My Wounds for Months and Nearly Lost My Life: Stigma Kills Drug Users

It could almost have been a Saturday Night Live skit. I wish to God it was. Someone came into my…

March 30, 2021

Illinois Methadone Patients Could Be First to Have Privacy Rolled Back After SAMHSA Rule-Change

An Illinois Senator appears to be the first state lawmaker to push for a bill that would make a controversial…

March 29, 2021

The Student Movement to End the Drug War Has a New Leader

Young people throughout the world drive the movement to end the War on Drugs. They also remain a demographic highly…

March 29, 2021

In Upstate New York, a Jail Keeps Blocking Access to Lifesaving OUD Meds

[This story is published in partnership with New York Focus, an independent, investigative news site covering New York state and…

March 26, 2021

Cambodia Issues Asia’s Latest Nicotine Prohibition

On March 23, Cambodia issued a ban on heated tobacco products (HTPs). The move, as reported by the English-language newspaper…

March 25, 2021

On Canada’s East Coast, an Unexplained Influx of Pure Cocaine

Nobody knows the smell, taste or feeling of pure cocaine like someone who injects it. Eric Sampson, who's well known…

March 25, 2021

New York Reaches Long-Awaited Marijuana Legalization Deal

After months of negotiations, New York lawmakers and the governor have reached a tentative deal on a bill to legalize…

March 25, 2021

New Jersey Police Protest Long-Awaited Marijuana Reforms

On a Jersey Shore boardwalk on March 20, the Ocean County Police Chiefs Association stood together in front of a…

March 24, 2021

New York Poised to Significantly Restrict Use of Solitary Confinement

New York is on the verge of significantly restricting its use of solitary confinement in prisons and jails. The state…

March 24, 2021