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SAMHSA’s “Meth Monster” Video Is Pure Fear-Mongering Propaganda

Stigmatizing PSAs about drug use have advanced far beyond the imagery of an egg in a frying pan. In 2019,…

September 23, 2019

Ed Buck Case Is a Chance to Spotlight Drug-Induced Homicide Charges

Ed Buck, the businessman and Democratic donor, was a blip on the national news radar until the methamphetamine-related deaths of…

September 23, 2019

Will the FDA Repeat Its “Abuse-Deterrent” Oxy Mistake With Stimulants?

OxyContin got a makeover in 2010. That year, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new version of the opioid,…

September 20, 2019

New Drugs, Bad Policies Leave Philly Harm Reduction Groping in the Dark

The “Walmart of Heroin” is how the New York Times described Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood—in a much-criticized October 2018 story that…

September 19, 2019

Ed Buck Charged With Felonies After Third Black Man OD-ed at His Home

Over the past two years, three Black gay men have overdosed (or overamped) on methamphetamine in the Los Angeles apartment…

September 18, 2019

Next Week Is the Perfect Time to Get Your Cannabis Conviction Expunged

The second-ever National Expungement Week (NEW) will be held September 21-28. It involves a nationwide series of events to provide…

September 18, 2019

Canadian Pharmacist Could Face Punishment for Giving Out Naloxone

In Ontario, a Canadian province with large rural regions, one pharmacist is no longer waiting for patients to come to…

September 17, 2019

An Opioid Vaccine’s Promise—And Ethical Peril

A multi-million dollar race to develop a vaccine that prevents the pleasurable and harmful effects of opioids has been quietly…

September 17, 2019

When Cops Turn Against the Drug War

Commissaris Muyshondt, sorry to bother you,” said a voice over the phone. “We arrested your brother this morning. Just thought…

September 17, 2019

We Know the Answers to Our Suicide Crisis, But Prefer to Deny Them

Supporting people in living is the best solution to self-inflicted death. Isn’t that simple? Nearly all of us in the…

September 16, 2019