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A Harm Reduction Guide to Better Booty-Bumping Kits

Every drug user I talk to regularly has heard my case for putting drugs up your butt. It's a conversation…

January 13, 2023

New Psilocybin Legalization Bill Filed in Washington State

Bipartisan Washington State senators have unveiled a revised bill to legalize psilocybin services for adults. The Psilocybin Services Wellness and…

January 13, 2023

SAMHSA’s Methadone Reforms Toothless Until We End Clinics’ Power

The COVID-19 pandemic and record overdose tolls have continued to pressure the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)…

January 12, 2023

The “Three Amigos” Summit Promises More Drug War

On January 9 and 10, President Joe Biden made his first visit to Mexico while in office—and the first of…

January 12, 2023

Johns Hopkins Call for Nicotine “Common Language” Falls Flat

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has just published a video, featuring Johanna Cohen, the Bloomberg professor of…

January 12, 2023

San Francisco Encampment Sweeps Continue Despite Injunction

A legal battle between homelessness advocates and the city of San Francisco has escalated, as the city is accused of…

January 11, 2023

As CT Erases Cannabis Convictions, Will People Fall Through the Cracks?

On January 1, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (D) announced on Twitter that his administration “has marked 42,964 cannabis convictions erased.”…

January 10, 2023

Drastic Commissary Price Hikes Leave Prisoners Without Food, Medicine

Nationwide, prisoners and their loved ones are reeling from exorbitant commissary price hikes that are pulling basic food and hygiene…

January 10, 2023

Lack of Person-Centered Research Impedes Rural Access to OUD Meds

Across the United States, people face many barriers to accessing medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). This is often particularly…

January 9, 2023

São Paulo’s New Governor Makes Ominous Moves to “End Cracolândia”

Cracolândias—areas with high levels of street-based homelessness and public drug use—have been spreading throughout Brazilian towns and cities since the…

January 9, 2023