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A Mission to Turn Recovery Coaches Into a Harm Reduction Resource

On International Overdose Awareness Day 2018, Dean LeMire sat in the New Hampshire woods with Jim Wuelfing, pondering a dilemma.…

December 23, 2019

Welcome to Kava Culture: A Spreading Alternative to Reduce Anxiety

Bula!—which means “life” or “to live”—is the traditional exclamation before drinking kava tea in Fijian culture. The ritual has also…

December 20, 2019

Trump Administration Must Balance Protecting Teens With Saving Adult Smokers

Second only to impeachment, vaping has dominated the news cycle in Washington and across the country since this summer. After…

December 19, 2019

Congressional Fix Denies DC Voters Their Wish for Legal Cannabis Sales

This might not be the biggest news to come out of Washington, DC this week, but it has major significance…

December 19, 2019

The Impact of Restored Voting Rights for 140,000 People With Convictions in Kentucky

On December 12, newly-elected Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) signed an executive order to restore voting rights to 140,000 people…

December 18, 2019

Why the Style of Mimi Rocah’s District Attorney Run Raises Concerns

I have the unique experience of having worked for 11 different district attorney campaigns. One of the things I’ve learned…

December 18, 2019

A Lifesaving Disruptive Technology and the Effort to Destroy It

Imagine a new miracle drug with the potential to prevent one third of fatal cancers, to avoid one in four…

December 18, 2019

How Should Drug Policy Reform Engage “Dealers”?

People who use marijuana seem to be the target audience for cannabis legalization, which has taken effect in 11 states and…

December 17, 2019

Six Years Ago, My Cousin Overdosed. What Could Have Saved Her Life?

This is the worst phone call of my life. It wakes me before 7 am on the Tuesday after Labor…

December 17, 2019

“Methadone” for Meth Is on the Horizon

The robust public health response to opioid use disorders in the United States is, in part, made possible by the…

December 17, 2019