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NYC Vending Machines to Distribute Free Naloxone and Other Supplies

Before the end of 2022, New York City residents should be able to access naloxone, sterile syringes and other harm…

January 6, 2022

New York Prisons Punished 1,600 People for False Drug Test Results

On January 5, New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang released a report that showed more than 1,600 incarcerated people…

January 6, 2022

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Issues Far-Reaching Decarceration Plan

On the campaign trail for Manhattan district attorney in 2021, Alvin Bragg was seen by many observers as unlikely to…

January 5, 2022

Popular Advocate Forced to Close Her Small-Town Vape Shop

For the past couple of years, Skip Murray has updated a Twitter thread every time a vape shop shuts down.…

January 5, 2022

Will Biden’s FDA Commissioner Pick Continue the War on Vaping?

On December 14, Dr. Robert Califf, President Joe Biden’s pick to be the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration…

January 4, 2022

In Hamilton, Ontario, a Safe Supply Program Inches Forward

A small safe supply program in Hamilton, Ontario, is expanding. It has no funding, a capacity limited to a few…

January 4, 2022

Hundreds of Locations Across NY Greenlight Marijuana Businesses

With the passage of the December 31, 2021, deadline for New York municipalities to opt out of allowing marijuana retailers…

January 3, 2022

CDC Total Recorded Overdose Deaths Pass 1 Million

A few weeks ago when the CDC announced we’d passed 100,000 recorded overdose deaths in a 12-month period, I wondered…

December 31, 2021

Almost None of NC’s Drug Treatment Grant Recipients Offer Medication

North Carolina's latest state budget allocated millions of dollars to organizations that will facilitate treatment for substance use disorder (SUD).…

December 31, 2021

FDA Authorizes Reduced-Risk Claims for Cigarettes With Very Low Nicotine

On December 23, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized two combustible cigarettes with low nicotine levels to be marketed…

December 30, 2021