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The Women Wrongfully Convicted by Drug War Prosecutors

Any wrongful conviction is a human tragedy," tweeted Sister Helen Prejan, a renowned author and anti-execution advocate, on October 2:…

October 2, 2019

How a Misapplied Needle Exchange May Harm Incarcerated People

A needle exchange program in seven federal prisons in Canada is at the center of a heated debate between the…

October 2, 2019

Victory for the Historic SAFE Banking Act Will Do Little for Social Equity

On September 25, the US House of Representatives voted 321-103 in favor of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking…

October 2, 2019

Vape Bans and Lung Disease: Picking Through the Feds’ Framing

The feds have been publicly finessing their approach to vaping, amid national outcries over both an outbreak of lung disease…

October 2, 2019

New York’s “Special Narcotics Prosecutor” Role Is an Unwelcome Relic

In a recent article in the New York Daily News, prosecutors from all over the Empire State gripe about reforms…

October 1, 2019

Why Peers Who Use Drugs Are Overdose Prevention “Heroes”

Harm reduction is increasingly being assimilated into the medical establishment. Yet some people who use drugs continue to report that…

October 1, 2019

Alcohol Must Be Part of the Harm Reduction Conversation

Alcohol is our favorite recreational drug besides caffeine. According to SAMHSA’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 179 million…

October 1, 2019

Chemsex Invisibility May Explain Missing Meth Use in UK Data

Regular methamphetamine and mephedrone use is nearly nonexistent in the United Kingdom—that is, if you simply rely on the latest…

September 30, 2019

New York Vapers Say Flavor Ban Will Drive Them Back to Cigarettes

New York has joined a wave of bans on sales of flavored vape products that's spreading across US cities and…

September 30, 2019

Ecuador’s Drug Decriminalization Bid Has Lessons for the World

When Rodrigo Velez received a call in 2008 asking him to become Ecuador’s new "Drug Czar," he thought it was…

September 30, 2019