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What Made This Rhode Island Legislator Change Her Mind About Vaping?

In September 2019, when cases of “EVALI” lung injuries peaked in the United States and news outlets began aggressively covering…

March 11, 2021

Report Exposes Mistreatment of Pregnant People in Federal Custody

Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and US Marshals Service (USMS) policies for the treatment of pregnant people are falling far short…

March 10, 2021

Women Are Leading Canada’s Safe Supply Movement

Everyone deserves access to health care. It should be unconditional. If you have diabetes and still enjoy the occasional unhealthy…

March 10, 2021

WV Governor Bids to Make Smoking Much More Affordable Than Vaping

In a recent series of town hall events in his state, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice made good on a…

March 9, 2021

Feds: DC Can Prep for Legal Cannabis Sales Amid Congressional Ban

Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), a legalization opponent who’s routinely sponsored the amendment to stop DC from spending its own local…

March 9, 2021

Our Adulterated Supply: Underreported Complications for Opioid Users

When I began using heroin on the West Coast in the late 2000s, it came in the form of a…

March 9, 2021

“Extreme and Detrimental”—Texas Prisons’ Crackdown on Greeting Cards

When LaToyia Walker was sent to Texas Lockhart Correctional Facility in 2017, her grandmother would scribble short notes on pre-written…

March 8, 2021

As HIV Outbreak Grips WV, Electeds Move to Cripple Syringe Programs

At the same moment HIV cases linked to injection drug use are spiking dangerously in West Virginia, state lawmakers have…

March 8, 2021

Long-Hidden NYPD Misconduct Records Now Available Online

One of the fruits of the 2020 Uprisings in New York City has belatedly arrived: Records of misconduct complaints made…

March 4, 2021

New Mexico the Latest State to Advance a Safe Consumption Site Bill

Exactly a week after the Rhode Island Senate passed a bill that would set in motion the state's establishment of…

March 4, 2021