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Correctional Phone Service Collects Biometric Data of People Who Talk With Prisoners–And Shares It With Law Enforcement

Phone and video calls between incarcerated people and those on the outside are never private. The content of such calls…

January 29, 2019

Rise of Heat-Not-Burn Products Coincides With Decrease in Cigarette Sales

Last year, an increase in heat-not-burn (HNB) electronic tobacco product sales in South Korea coincided with a decrease in cigarette…

January 29, 2019

Sex, Heroin and Survivor’s Trauma Are Interlinked for Many Women

The first time I had sex after ending my abusive relationship in 2008, I loved it because it felt like…

January 29, 2019

The Frankfurt Resolution of 1990 Still Inspires City-Level Drug Policy Reforms

Nearly 30 years ago, a group of European cities signed a groundbreaking drug policy agreement that heralded many important harm…

January 28, 2019

My Life of Overusing Pills for Back Pain in a Grueling Factory Job

I have a factory-floor job here in Montreal, Canada. I wake up each morning at 5 am for what is…

January 28, 2019

UK Supermarket Chain Criticized for Displaying Vapes in Exactly the Right Place

Where should vaping products be stocked in stores? That question was sharply raised in response to Sainsbury’s, a British supermarket…

January 25, 2019

Presidential Hopeful Kamala Harris Has Helped Make Sex Workers’ Lives More Dangerous

On January 21, Senator Kamala Harris joined the growing cohort of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, branding herself a progressive with…

January 23, 2019

More Companies Should Offer Bathroom Syringe Disposals Like Starbucks

One sign of the extent to which the overdose crisis has shifted public discourse is how few places remain unaffected.…

January 23, 2019

In the Tobacco Harm Reduction Debate, Civility Has Gone Up in Smoke

In the pursuit of reducing the harms caused by cigarettes, those of us who advocate for vaping as a public-health…

January 22, 2019

SC Dating Violence Law Would Punish Kids More Harshly Than Adults

After 16-year-old Sierra Landry was killed in 2013 by an abusive schoolmate she once dated, South Carolina started talking about…

January 22, 2019