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Why Some Appalachian Pharmacies Refuse to Dispense Buprenorphine

Some pharmacies in Appalachia, a region hit hard by the opioid-involved overdose crisis, are denying opioid use disorder patients access…

April 29, 2020

Cambridge, MA Scores Key Court Win for Equity in the Cannabis Industry

Cannabis entrepreneurs who were targeted by the War on Drugs will soon be getting a boost from the city of…

April 29, 2020

Emails Reveal Massachusetts Civil Commitment Staff Pathologizing Protest

Massachusetts has a civil commitment process on its books for people with substance use disorders who are deemed dangerous to…

April 28, 2020

How Bars and Nightclubs Can Help Prevent Fentanyl-Involved Deaths

The adulteration of many drug supplies with the potent synthetic opioid fentanyl poses a serious risk for people who use…

April 28, 2020

Why the Pandemic Will Challenge the Brain Disease Model of Addiction

There is no shortage of articles offering advice for how to deal with lockdown: Stick to a routine; get enough…

April 28, 2020

Prosecutors’ Lack of Empathy for Jailed People Now Could Cost Them Later

In 2019, Deb Ryan became the first woman and first Democrat to be District Attorney, or chief prosecutor, in Chester…

April 27, 2020

Inside the Gangs Handing Out Pandemic Supplies in Rio’s Favelas

For many tourists, Rio de Janeiro is all carnival, caipirinhas and Copacabana. But there’s another side they don’t always get…

April 27, 2020

Proposed DEA Rule-Change Could Lead to Far More Methadone Vans

A major restriction imposed on mobile methadone vans may soon be lifted by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Filed in late…

April 23, 2020

NYC Rolls Out Courier System to Deliver Methadone to Isolated Patients

For the 30,000 patients who take methadone every day for opioid use disorder in New York City, one big worry…

April 23, 2020

Top New Orleans Prosecutor Loses Immunity Over His Illegal Jail Threats

  The city’s top prosecutor learned that the murdered young man was the boyfriend of the woman’s daughter. So he…

April 23, 2020