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NYC Begins Home Methadone Deliveries. Will It Have Lasting Impact on the Rules?

On April 29, New York City started delivering methadone to patients isolated at home due to the coronavirus. The courier…

April 30, 2020

In a Prison Where Coronavirus Is Rife, Waiting on a Judge’s Call to Be Freed

James Dzelajlija is currently living in Ohio’s Marion Correctional Institution. Following two armed robbery convictions, he received a 17-year sentence…

April 30, 2020

Anti-Vaping Zealots Find Opportunity in the Pandemic

“We have to seize this moment,” said Laurie Rubiner, executive vice president of the Bloomberg-funded Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. She…

April 30, 2020

Why Some Appalachian Pharmacies Refuse to Dispense Buprenorphine

Some pharmacies in Appalachia, a region hit hard by the opioid-involved overdose crisis, are denying opioid use disorder patients access…

April 29, 2020

Cambridge, MA Scores Key Court Win for Equity in the Cannabis Industry

Cannabis entrepreneurs who were targeted by the War on Drugs will soon be getting a boost from the city of…

April 29, 2020

Emails Reveal Massachusetts Civil Commitment Staff Pathologizing Protest

Massachusetts has a civil commitment process on its books for people with substance use disorders who are deemed dangerous to…

April 28, 2020

How Bars and Nightclubs Can Help Prevent Fentanyl-Involved Deaths

The adulteration of many drug supplies with the potent synthetic opioid fentanyl poses a serious risk for people who use…

April 28, 2020

Why the Pandemic Will Challenge the Brain Disease Model of Addiction

There is no shortage of articles offering advice for how to deal with lockdown: Stick to a routine; get enough…

April 28, 2020

Prosecutors’ Lack of Empathy for Jailed People Now Could Cost Them Later

In 2019, Deb Ryan became the first woman and first Democrat to be District Attorney, or chief prosecutor, in Chester…

April 27, 2020

Inside the Gangs Handing Out Pandemic Supplies in Rio’s Favelas

For many tourists, Rio de Janeiro is all carnival, caipirinhas and Copacabana. But there’s another side they don’t always get…

April 27, 2020