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Prison “K2”: The Hidden Center of a Chaotic New Drug War

Back when I was running with biker gangs, we used to play a game called Crash or Fly. Someone would…

November 28, 2022

Alberta’s New Premier Could Be Even More Anti-Harm Reduction

The new premier of Alberta, Canada, is offering a similar drug policy approach to her predecessor, only worse, a leading…

November 23, 2022

England Recommits to Goal of Making Smoking Obsolete by 2030

Following much uncertainty amid unprecedented political turmoil in the United Kingdom, the country has recommitted to making smoking in England…

November 23, 2022

Methadone Clinics’ Conference Felt Like Being Behind Enemy Lines

Attending the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) conference, held in Baltimore this month, felt like being…

November 23, 2022

“High Certainty” Evidence That Vapes Are Better Quitting Aids Than NRT

Cochrane, a research institute considered something of a benchmark in evidence-based public health interventions, has released an updated review that…

November 22, 2022

California Can’t Afford Its Free Narcan Program. Will It Embrace Generic?

A California naloxone delivery program is struggling to meet rising demand in part due to the expense of nasal spray…

November 22, 2022

People Harmed by Drug War Get NY’s First Cannabis Retail Licenses

New York regulators have approved the state’s first-ever licenses for recreational marijuana retailers. Most of the businesses are owned by…

November 21, 2022

People in Wider Harm Reduction Discuss Integrating Tobacco

The 13th National Harm Reduction Conference took place in San Juan, Puerto Rico in mid-October. It involved around 2,800 harm…

November 21, 2022

A Peruvian Shaman Talks Ayahuasca, Healing and Tourism

Isasina is a member of the Shipibo-Conibo, an Indigenous nation centered in Peru’s Ucayali River region. He is also an…

November 18, 2022

A Full Moon in the Amazon: My Ayahuasca Experience

In April 2021, I visited Pucallpa in the Amazon region of Peru. The city of 300,000 sits on the hot…

November 18, 2022