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In NYC Federal Jail, Medical Requests Go Unanswered for Months During Pandemic

At a New York City federal prison that’s recorded relatively few confirmed cases of COVID-19, medical requests made by incarcerated…

November 12, 2020

“Here to Make It Less Dangerous”—The Work of a Dark-Web Drug Seller

In today’s bifurcated illicit drug trade, it’s increasingly common for transactions to occur anonymously, online—on the 0.01 percent of the…

November 12, 2020

How the US Facilitates Philippines’ Mass Drug Prosecutions

The United States is implicated in the Philippines' violent drug war, revamped by in 2016 by President Rodrigo Duterte and…

November 10, 2020

Where the Biden Administration Will Stand on Drugs and Harm Reduction

President-elect Joe Biden was a primary architect of the War on Drugs, with a “tough on crime” legacy from the…

November 10, 2020

Celebrate the Drug Policy Wins, But Don’t Accept Drug Exceptionalism

Election day brought an unprecedented wave of victories for drug policy reform ballot measures in the United States. Oregon passed…

November 10, 2020

DEA Pursues Vast Expansion of Patient Surveillance

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is looking to expand its anti-diversion surveillance infrastructure by being able to search and analyze…

November 9, 2020

COPD Patients Who Switch From Smoking to Vaping See Long-Term Benefits

Researchers at the Center of Excellence for the Acceleration of Harm Reduction (CoEHAR*) in Catania, Italy have just published a…

November 9, 2020

Mixed Outcomes in Two Big Prosecutor Races, But Reform Gains Nationwide

Two things uppermost in voters’ minds this week were the COVID-19 pandemic and police violence in America. The restrictions of…

November 5, 2020

Psychedelic Reform Wins in DC, Oregon Send a Message to Congress

Marijuana had a runaway night on November 3, but so too did psychedelics. Voters approved two measures in Washington, DC…

November 5, 2020

The Birth of Harm Reduction Informs the World’s Need for Safer Nicotine

It was 1986 in the UK. Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister, and in wood-paneled rooms near the Houses of Parliament,…

November 5, 2020