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I Want to Reclaim My Voice From “Light Up the Night”

My motivation for being a drug-user organizer has always been to build a different world, after discovering that I didn’t…

January 14, 2022

Rikers Strike Against Horrendous Conditions Draws Political Support

Elected officials are rallying outside of the Rikers Island Detention Complex on January 13 to support detainees who are rejecting…

January 13, 2022

California to Offer Contingency Management for Stimulant Use on Medicaid

On December 29, 2021, California became the first state to receive federal approval to cover the contingency management approach to drug…

January 13, 2022

Is 2022 the Year California Decriminalizes Psychedelics?

California may pass legislation decriminalizing psychedelics before the year is out. Senate Bill 519 would decriminalize personal possession of small…

January 12, 2022

New Jersey Legislation to Remove Key Barriers for Syringe Programs

On January 10, the New Jersey legislature passed two bills that will enable the expansion of syringe service programs (SSP),…

January 12, 2022

Ten Underlying Reasons Behind Opposition to Vaping

[This article is excerpted from Stop Smoking Start Vaping by Dr. Colin Mendelsohn. Copyright © 2022.]   For decades, tobacco…

January 12, 2022

When Smokers With No Plans to Quit Try Vaping, They Often Quit Anyway

Smokers who did not intend to stop but nonetheless began vaping drastically increased their likelihood of quitting cigarettes, according to…

January 11, 2022

As Anti-Reform Prosecutors Depart, Will Massachusetts Really Change?

The landscape of the criminal-legal system in one of the nation’s most progressive states is changing. Two of 11 elected…

January 11, 2022

Parolees With Opioid Addiction Need Choices, Not a Naltrexone-Only Policy

Across the United States, people with opioid addiction who are on parole aren’t getting the right medication. In many cases,…

January 11, 2022

An Opioid Vaccine Is Not the Answer

In 1974, scientists at the University of Chicago immunized a rhesus monkey against morphine. After training the monkey to self-administer…

January 10, 2022