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People Who Use Drugs Among Victims of Trump’s Assault on USAID

On January 30, employees at TB HIV Care received a letter informing them that they’d soon get their last paychecks.…

February 7, 2025

BC Doctor Who Organized Pop-Up OPS Resigns Following Retaliation

Two months after organizing one of the unsanctioned overdose prevention sites (OPS) that launched a movement across Canada, a British…

February 6, 2025

TN City Council Wants Opioid Grant to Pair Cops With Social Workers

There's controversy in Knoxville, Tennessee, after its lawmakers approved of opioid settlement money being used to pay for a program…

February 6, 2025

Trudeau Promises Canada “Fentanyl Czar” to Avoid Trump Tariffs

In a successful bid to stave off impending tariffs from President Donald Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resurfaced a…

February 6, 2025

The Czech Cannabis Journalist Fighting a “Toxicomania” Conviction

Stacks of magazines are piled high in Robert Veverka’s office in Prague, Czech Republic. In a few days he will…

February 6, 2025

The Prisons Crisis Lawmakers Want to Fix Is “Inmate-on-Staff Sexual Assault”

Lawmakers have unveiled a proposal they claim will improve safety and security in prisons by addressing rampant sexual abuse—referring not…

February 5, 2025

Smoking Killed His Family. He’ll Still Smoke When He Leaves Prison.

Cigarettes have been a part of Eric Barnett’s entire life. His mother smoked during his childhood, and he started at…

February 5, 2025

No One Prepares You for the Sex Offender Registry Phone Scams

In April 2024 I picked up a call from an unknown number at the grocery store where I work. The…

February 5, 2025

South Dakota Considers Defelonizing Drug Ingestion

South Dakota might change a drug law that makes it an outlier in the United States. It's currently the only…

February 4, 2025

GOP Lawmaker Tries to Use Fentanyl Act to Block Marijuana Rescheduling

A GOP congressman has filed an amendment that’s aimed at undermining the ongoing marijuana rescheduling process. The measure, which Rep.…

February 4, 2025