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Oregon Will Close Its Oldest Prison by Building Two, One for “Geriatric” Care

Aliza Kaplan spends most Wednesday nights inside Oregon State Penitentiary, the state’s only maximum-security institution. Kaplan, a law professor and…

August 3, 2026

No One’s Really Expecting the “Fentanyl Dealers Act” to Make Sense

GOP representatives have introduced legislation that would amend the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) by drastically lowering the number of…

July 30, 2026

The Communities We’ve Built in Prison

The informal, prisoner-led writing club at South Central Correctional Facility in Tennessee has a dozen or so members. Earlier in…

July 29, 2026

House Advances Bill Scrutinizing How Hospitals Test Patients for Fentanyl

A congressional committee has approved a bill to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study how prevalent…

July 28, 2026

Plain Packaging and “Drab” Colors: The UK’s Latest Anti-Vape Plan

The United Kingdom could impose restrictions on nicotine vapes’ packaging, flavor descriptions and visibility in retail outlets. Government ministers frame…

July 28, 2026

How Ontario’s Safer Supply Programs Impacted First Nations Peoples

In late 2024, Ontario had the most safer supply programs of any province in Canada. Then the provincial government banned…

July 27, 2026

South America’s Drug Supply Is Rapidly Becoming More Synthetic

In South America, drug-related harms look quite different from most other regions. The prohibition of crops like cannabis and coca…

July 23, 2026

White House Shares First Data From Wastewater Drug-Testing Project

The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has published its first report on wastewater-based drug testing, something that wasn’t…

July 22, 2026

The Glas Ceiling: Gold, Sapphire and Vaping Surveillance

Long vilified by opponents of tobacco harm reduction, fruit-flavored vapes finally got the thumbs up from the FDA in May.…

July 22, 2026

Trump AG Pick Dodges Question on Full Marijuana Rescheduling

The acting head of the Department of Justice is refusing to commit to more broadly rescheduling marijuana beyond medical use…

July 21, 2026