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Portland Is No Progressive Paradise—Just Look at Its District Attorney

On the surface, for a certain kind of person, Portland, Oregon has it all. It is extremely bike-friendly. It takes…

May 9, 2019

If You Care About Health Justice, Stop Clicking on “Florida Man” Stories

Who hasn’t taken a break from dreadful news cycles to have a good laugh at the screwball crime stories attributed…

May 9, 2019

“Denver’s Just the First Domino”—City Dramatically Decriminalizes “Magic” Mushrooms

On May 7, the city of Denver, Colorado voted on a ballot initiative to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms. By that evening,…

May 9, 2019

Gilead Relinquishes Its PrEP Patent—But Did It Mislead Investors?

On May 8, pharmaceutical company Gilead quietly announced that it will relinquish its exclusive patent on Truvada for HIV pre-exposure…

May 8, 2019

Three Recent Stories Illustrate the Media’s Ongoing Drug-War Propaganda

Three widely distributed stories from the past couple of months illustrate the profound ways in which the media perpetuates harmful…

May 8, 2019

Florida Approves Database to Publish Details of People Who Pay for Sex

The Florida legislature passed legislation within the past week, Senate Bill 540 and House Bill 851, to establish a public…

May 7, 2019

US Arrival of Heat-Not-Burn Is Another Option for Smokers to Switch

Last week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved IQOS, a device that delivers nicotine by heating, not burning, tobacco…

May 7, 2019

Why We Fail to Maximize the Benefits of Methadone and Buprenorphine

Medication for anything only works if the patient takes enough. This is emphatically true for people taking medications for opioid…

May 7, 2019

Prison Policy Initiative Proposes Ways to Stop Jailing of People Who Use Drugs

Prison Policy Initiative (PPI), a nonprofit research organization, poses a simple question for officials pushing for jail expansion that could…

May 6, 2019

Mass. Civil Commitment for Drug Issues Violates Rights, Say Attorneys

People in Massachusetts who are accused of harmful drug use often face court petitions by family members, law enforcement or…

May 2, 2019