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Study Projects HIV Surge After Scott County Syringe Program Closure

In 2015, Scott County, Indiana, saw a huge HIV outbreak among its population of people who use drugs. The county…

March 4, 2022

The Federal Menthol Cigarette Ban Is Slowly Moving Forward

At the end of February, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) entered two proposed tobacco standards—one for menthol in cigarettes…

March 3, 2022

Three States Have Bills to Ban Synthetic Nicotine by Stealth

Legislators in three different states—Georgia, Maryland and Mississippi—have recently introduced bills that would only allow the sale of vapor products…

March 3, 2022

Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing Has Profound Limitations

Following the 2018 passage of AB 2942, California’s first-in-the-nation “prosecutor-initiated resentencing” law, Hillary Blout started the Oakland-based nonprofit For The…

March 3, 2022

Potential Benefits of LSD Microdosing Remain Unclear After Latest Study

Does microdosing LSD make you happier and smarter? Many believe so, but a new placebo-controlled study doesn't broadly support the…

March 3, 2022

2022 State of the Union Includes First-Ever Nod to Harm Reduction

The 2022 State of the Union address was the first such speech to mention harm reduction. The brief reference reinforced…

March 2, 2022

How Buying My Drugs Online Has Been Working for Me

Over the last year or so, I have been purchasing most of my supply of drugs—including fentanyl, cocaine, Xanax, MDMA…

March 2, 2022

Chicago Mayor Wants to Expand Civil Asset Forfeiture to “Gang Activity”

Chicago City Council will soon vote on a controversial ordinance to use civil asset forfeiture against people with convictions believed…

March 1, 2022

In Maximum Security Prison, the System Works to Deny Us Transfers

Since 2018, I have been incarcerated in a maximum security unit of Michigan’s Baraga Correctional Facility. It's an isolated location…

March 1, 2022

Harm Reduction and Liberation for Black Trans Drug Users in Brazil

More transgender people are murdered in Brazil than any other country in the world. Though the government criminalized queer- and…

February 28, 2022