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“The Great Meltdown”: In Prisons, a Drug War Without Harm Reduction

Those of us incarcerated by the Georgia Department of Corrections got used to the drones a while ago. They've been…

October 7, 2022

Biden Pardons All Federal Cannabis Possession Convictions

In a historic moment for drug policy reform in the United States, President Joe Biden announced on October 6 that…

October 6, 2022

New CDC Data Show Modest Rise in Youth Vaping, Spark Overreactions

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) doubled down on what’s still being touted as a youth vaping “epidemic”…

October 6, 2022

New FBI Drug-Arrests Data Filled With Confusing Inconsistencies

The FBI has spent the past seven years and millions of tax dollars working to update its crime statistics reporting…

October 6, 2022

Largest-Ever Database of NYPD Misconduct Unveiled to Public

On October 3, the Legal Aid Society unveiled the largest public database of New York City Police Department (NYPD) misconduct…

October 5, 2022

After a Program Handed Out Heroin Pipes, Some People Injected Less

Smoking heroin and other opioids can help people to avoid some of the harms associated with injecting, experts say. Meanwhile,…

October 5, 2022

Harm Reduction for Electronic Monitoring, Until We Can Abolish It

A new American Civil Liberties Union report on electronic monitoring (EM) lays out a blueprint for reducing systemic harms created…

October 4, 2022

In Barcelona, Metzineres Creates a Social Model That “Fits Very Well”

Metzineres is a community for womxn using drugs and surviving violence in Barcelona. The “x” in the word womxn intentionally…

October 4, 2022

San Francisco’s New DA Moves to Prosecute Overdose Deaths as Murder

The successor to San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin is making good on her promise to ramp up the drug…

October 3, 2022

Australia’s Experiment With Prescription-Only Vapes Has Failed

The Australian government’s medical, prescription-only model for nicotine vaping was introduced on October 1, 2021, and has been a resounding…

September 30, 2022