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On a Mission to Show Up for Drug Users in West Virginia

In the driveway next to an old brick church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the type of building that punctuates neighborhoods…

October 22, 2019

Politicians, Cops Skirt Responsibility for NYC’s New Jails

Do you think we need more jails?" I ask. It's cold and grey. I'm talking with a cop outside the…

October 17, 2019

Why Opioid Pharma Hatred Is Overblown and Harmful

Opioid pharma—manufacturers of medications designed to relieve pain—has been under the gun ever since the opioid-involved overdose crisis began. Most…

October 17, 2019

What Harm Reductionists Think About Sesame Street’s Addiction Representation

Sesame Street, the long-running children’s television show, has taken on issues ranging from exercise to incarceration. On October 9, Sesame…

October 17, 2019

2020 Democrats’ Misguided Call to Jail Pharma Execs for Opioids

Several candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination spoke about opioids Tuesday during the CNN/New York Times debate in Westerville,…

October 17, 2019

The Death Penalty for Drugs: What Public Opinion Surveys in Asia Teach Us

One year ago, the newly elected government of Malaysia officially announced its intention to abolish the death penalty. This was…

October 17, 2019

How Psychedelic Exceptionalism Harms Drug Users

Do you feel that some drugs are inherently worse for the user than others?” A man had approached the stage…

October 16, 2019

Portugal Mayor Supports Recriminalizing Public Drug Use

Talk of drug decriminalization is buzzing in the United States as Democratic presidential candidates, like Pete Buttigieg and Andrew Yang,…

October 15, 2019

Murders of Homeless People in NYC’s Chinatown Reflect a Crisis Decades in the Making

On Saturday October 5, a man attacked five people, four of whom were homeless, in the Chinatown district of downtown…

October 15, 2019

The Consequences of an Incompetent First Step Act Rollout

Timothy Walker, 52, enjoys cooking and used to own a food truck in Philadelphia that sold sandwiches, hot dogs, and…

October 15, 2019