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Will Biden’s HHS Protect OD Survivors’ Medical Privacy Rights?

As President Joe Biden begins his term, his Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has the opportunity to halt…

January 25, 2021

I Switched From Vaping Back to Smoking, Thanks to India’s Government

I remember fumbling with the lighter so much that a friend had to light my first smoke for me. I…

January 25, 2021

Brooklyn Federal Prison Denying Communication Rights in Pandemic

The Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), a federal facility in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, has a long history of neglect and abuse,…

January 25, 2021

“I Want the Same Protection”—Canadian Peer Harm Reduction Workers Unionize

Like their counterparts in the United States and around the world, Canadian harm reduction "peer" workers have for decades been…

January 21, 2021

Biden Has a COVID Plan, But Won’t Learn Deeper Health Care Lessons

Donald Trump, the corrupt, narcissistic demagogue, has left the Whitehouse in the midst of a pandemic that killed 400,000 people…

January 21, 2021

As Trans Women Incarcerated in Georgia, Our Medical Needs Are Brutally Ignored

Across the country, transgender people held within the prison-industrial complex face a litany of deprivations. Trans people are incarcerated at…

January 21, 2021

Coalition Demands Extra $15 Billion in Harm Reduction Funding From Biden Admin

A coalition of over 60 harm reduction organizations is calling for the Biden administration to increase federal funding to harm…

January 20, 2021

The Biden Administration and Drug Policy: Expectation Versus Reality

As President Joe Biden replaces President Trump, advocates are balancing hope with more realistic expectations about how much progress the…

January 20, 2021

Mexico President: DEA “Fabricated” Accusations Against Military Leader

The Drug Enforcement Administration's imperialist grasp on Mexico seems to be loosening. President Andres Manuel López Obrador has called out the…

January 20, 2021

Attorney General Merrick Garland a Disheartening Prospect

When a government agency is as punitive, secretive and capricious as the US Department of Justice often is, trying incremental…

January 19, 2021