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Number of Women Arrested for Drugs Increases at Four Times the Rate of Men

From 2013 to 2017, women in the United States experienced a rapid increase in the rate at which they were…

May 14, 2019

Bolsonaro Cuts Harm Reduction, Escalates Drug War

Largely unreported in English-language news media, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has pulled the plug on government support for harm reduction,…

May 14, 2019

How Technology Is Rapidly Advancing Overdose-Resistant Bathrooms

As the US harm reduction community grapples with the legal, cultural and political challenges to implementing the nation’s first legal…

May 14, 2019

Coercion Into Addiction Treatment Is Ubiquitous: Five Ways It Happens

The range and intensity of coercion in addiction treatment isn’t well recognized. Yet coercion through Alcoholics Anonymous is long-established in…

May 14, 2019

Pain Patients Like Me Are Rising Up Against Discrimination and Suffering

If it were up to me, it’s unlikely I would be sitting down to write about my life with chronic…

May 13, 2019

It’s Time for People With Privilege to Come Out About Their Drug Use

I had a counselor look me in the eye the other week and say, “No drug user can be a…

May 13, 2019

Drug Czar, Congressmembers Move to Make Buprenorphine Prescribing Easier—But Will They Do Enough?

The United States "drug czar" James Carrol released a report on May 3 announcing a goal to nearly double the…

May 9, 2019

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