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No, Trump: Executions Don’t Deter Drug Use and Sales

Praising authoritarian regimes' human rights violations has become routine for President Donald Trump. In particular, he has admired the use…

February 12, 2020

Enforcing Freedom: The Insidious Nature of Drug Courts

The fact that drug courts often widen the [criminal justice] net is hardly a surprise given that the initial impetus…

February 11, 2020

Banning GHB at Raves Is Dangerous

I slipped out of a stall in the dimly lit basement bathroom of a Brooklyn soul food restaurant, sliding a…

February 11, 2020

Study: Opioid Substitution Meds, Not Detox, Prevent Overdose

The only treatment interventions associated with reducing an opioid use disorder patient's overdose risk are buprenorphine and methadone, according to…

February 10, 2020

Olympia’s “Mitigation Site” No Long-Term Homelessness Solution

As homelessness continues to pose an immediate humanitarian crisis in major cities like New York and Los Angeles, the same…

February 10, 2020

Why Suboxone Diversion Is Nothing to Fear

“Subs. Who needs subs?” a woman called out quietly near the intersection of Kensington and Allegheny avenues on a recent…

February 10, 2020

South Carolina Bid to Increase Naloxone Access in People’s Homes

You walk out of the South Carolina sun into an air-conditioned pharmacy, ready to pick up the hydrocodone and Xanax…

February 7, 2020

As Trump’s Vape Flavors Ban Kicks In, What Does It Mean on the Ground?

It’s 11:59 pm on a Wednesday night in America. Just the wrong time for your watermelon-flavored vape pod to run…

February 6, 2020

Anonymous Tweets Reveal Conservative Prosecutor’s Real Views

Everyone has bad days. But when the good days are bad, you know you’re in trouble. By day, she was…

February 6, 2020

How Technical Violations Are Fueling Incarceration in Vermont

The majority of incarcerated Vermonters are behind state prison bars due to a technical violation of the terms of their…

February 5, 2020