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“Now I Get to Have Good Problems”—Parole Preparation Project Works to Get More People Out Before It’s Too Late

The man on the stage looked out into the audience with an amazed look, as if he couldn't believe he…

November 19, 2018

Stigma and Strip Searches: We Still Treat People on Methadone as Less Than Human

Have you ever noticed how quiet a cold morning feels? Something about the coldness works its way into the sound…

November 19, 2018

The Bipartisan Criminal Justice Bill: Trump’s “Nixon to China” Moment? Or a #FirstStepBackwards?

President Trump announced his support for the First Step Act in the Senate November 14, urging Congress to pass a tentative criminal…

November 16, 2018

Russia Leads Anti-Drug Bloc’s Condemnation of Canadian Cannabis Legalization

Canada's legalization of cannabis, which took effect in October, was never going to please everyone. In a statement at the…

November 16, 2018

Any Assumption That More Opioid Prescribing Leads to More Child Removals Is Unjustified, Stats Show

State rates of child removals due to "parental substance abuse," 2010-2015. Credit: Troy Quast, PhD, University of South Florida  …

November 15, 2018

The American Public Health Association Declares Police Violence a Public Health Issue

The American Public Health Association (APHA)—the nation's leading public health organization, with over 25,000 members—has declared police violence to be a…

November 15, 2018

“Like Restricting Clean Needles”—Advocates Slam Age-Verification Plan for Under-Fire Juul

On November 13, JUUL Labs, the company behind America's most popular vaping product, announced a stringent new online age-verification system.…

November 14, 2018

Cops in Harm Reduction: An Insult? Or Incremental Positive Change?

Peter Sadler looked like a lost member of the Beastie Boys, but as soon as he spoke it was obvious…

November 14, 2018

New Data Confirm That Construction Workers Are Massively Vulnerable to Overdose. What Can Be Done?

A new report in British Columbia shows that a disproportionate amount of people who died from illicit drug overdoses worked,…

November 13, 2018

Drug-Law Violations Account for Over a Quarter of Women Incarcerated in the US

Over a quarter of incarcerated women are charged with or convicted of drug-law violations, according to a new report on the…

November 13, 2018