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In Ohio, Harm Reductionists Break Into the Nightlife Scene

As Ohio overdose deaths continue to climb steeply, harm reduction workers around the state are putting naloxone and fentanyl test…

April 14, 2022

Vancouver Safe Supply Program Begins Prescribing Take-Home Fentanyl

Despite efforts to make medical safe supply programs in Canada as low-barrier as possible, they still require most participants to…

April 13, 2022

FDA Denies Pod-Based Vape From First Major Tobacco Company

On April 8, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent marketing denial orders (MDOs) to Fontem Ventures for some of…

April 12, 2022

Youth Overdose Crisis Swells Because Drug Warriors “Cried Wolf”

Since time immemorial—well, the early 20th century—youth have been inundated with messages about the extreme dangers of drugs. From Reefer…

April 12, 2022

Maryland Advances Bill to Fund Psychedelics Access for Veterans

Maryland lawmakers sent a bill to the governor on April 8 that would create a state fund to provide “cost-free”…

April 11, 2022

“A Recipe for an Epidemic”: How a New HIV Cluster Emerged In Tijuana

In 2019, the Mexican government cut all funding for civil society organizations, including those funded via the National Center for…

April 11, 2022

NY Activists Rally to Defend SCS, Decriminalize Buprenorphine

On April 7, activists rallied across New York state to demand that politicians take straightforward steps toward ending the overdose…

April 8, 2022

Taliban Announces Cruel Poppy Ban During Afghan Harvest Season

What’s that time-worn saying about doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results? Drug prohibition is the…

April 8, 2022

Evidence Mounts That Cigarette Sales Surge After Vape Bans

State-level vaping bans are associated with increases in cigarette sales, according to new research. The study, published in the scientific…

April 7, 2022

Toronto’s New Hospital-Based Safe Consumption Site Is a First for Ontario

A specialized hospital in Toronto opened the doors to a new supervised consumption site for its patients on April 4.…

April 7, 2022