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California Renews Non-Rx Pharmacy Syringe Access—But How Accessible Are They?

Californians will continue to be permitted to purchase sterile syringes and needles at community pharmacies without a prescription, thanks to…

October 1, 2020

Heart Infection Projected to Kill One in Five People Who Inject Opioids by 2030

In 10 years, one in five people who inject opioids is predicted to die from a preventable heart infection, according…

September 30, 2020

Breonna Taylor Travesty Must Renew Focus on the Racist Drug War

The grand jury’s decision in the Breonna Taylor case is infuriating. It was also, perhaps, inevitable. While scholars will spend…

September 30, 2020

“We Will Strap You Down”—A Hospital Illegally Forced Me Into a Detox Ward

It will go easier on you if you cooperate with them," said the nursing assistant sitting beside my bed. Clearly,…

September 30, 2020

Why Amy Coney Barrett Is the Right Choice for None of America

Kristen Clarke, the executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, wrote a CNN opinion column decrying…

September 29, 2020

Unhoused Philadelphians’ Direct Action Wins 50 City-Squandered Homes

On September 25, Philadelphia housing activists declared victory in their months-long campaign to achieve community control of city-owned vacant properties…

September 29, 2020

The Importance of Drug Researchers Being Able to Disclose Their Own Use

Should drug researchers be open about their own drug use? This topic of research was decades in the making for…

September 29, 2020

Life as a Criminalized Vapes Dealer in Buenos Aires

Natalia is sitting in a leather chair in the corner of her office. “I need stealth,” she says, insistently. She’s…

September 29, 2020

Drug Policy Reform in Missouri: City-Level Progress, Strong Headwinds

A Missouri mayor recently announced a plan to pardon people with marijuana and psilocybin convictions. His reform follows other city-level…

September 24, 2020

Coalition: Investigate NYPD’s “Inherently Unreliable” Gang Database

A coalition of New York City advocates and scholars is calling on the city's police watchdog to audit the notorious…

September 24, 2020