John* grew up in a family severely impacted by substance use disorders. He started using heroin at 15, and he…
I don’t think I’d ever heard of the annual National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS), conducted annually by the Centers for…
Alabama, Oregon, Tennessee and Vermont have closed loopholes in their state constitutions that had allowed prisoners to be subjected to…
California residents voted in the November 8 midterm elections to ban the sale of almost all flavored nicotine products, as…
Five states had cannabis legalization measures on the ballot on November 8. Voters in Maryland and Missouri approved legalization, but…
Amid intensifying debate over the regulation of novel nicotine products, the Philippines—despite being known for the murderous drug war waged…
Puerto Rico was the location for the National Harm Reduction Conference from October 13-16—the first to take place since 2018.…
After years of attempting to privatize prisoner medical care, the Georgia Department of Corrections has at finally done so—and chosen…
The so-called progressive prosecutor movement started around 2015. It was about getting candidates elected to implement local policies with profound…
After New York City officials voted to permanently close the infamous Rikers Island jail complex, the question came up of…