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Governor Cuomo’s Approval Is All That’s Stopping Supervised Consumption Spaces in New York

The fight for safer consumption spaces in New York looked promising in October, after Governor Andrew Cuomo expressed tentative openness to…

November 26, 2018

Insurance Company to Non-Rich Heart Transplant Patient: Try Crowdfunding!

Patients in the financially segregated US healthcare system are frequently forced to raise money from friends, family and strangers to…

November 26, 2018

Russia’s Harm Reductionists Are Once Again Under Attack

“It used to be that you'd be walking on your way to score, and if you'd see a policeman, you'd…

November 26, 2018

Asia Has a Smoking Epidemic—But Also Incredible Harm Reduction Innovations

The second Asia Harm Reduction Forum convened in Manila on November 14. Organized by the Harm Reduction Alliance of the…

November 21, 2018

Thanksgiving Throws Spotlight on Family Members Missing Due to the War on Drugs

“No one brings casseroles when a child dies a stigmatized death,” says Denise Cullen, the mother of a 27-year-old son…

November 21, 2018

El Chapo’s Trial Solves Nothing: The “Freelancer Effect” Applies Everywhere

It’s 1985. Law enforcement is closing in on the last remnants of the South Philadelphia fiefdom of mob boss Nicodemo…

November 20, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Explained Why Marijuana Should Be Legal on Instagram—But the Live Feed Also Had Wider Significance

New York Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, captivated thousands of viewers on Instagram Live on…

November 19, 2018

“Now I Get to Have Good Problems”—Parole Preparation Project Works to Get More People Out Before It’s Too Late

The man on the stage looked out into the audience with an amazed look, as if he couldn't believe he…

November 19, 2018

Stigma and Strip Searches: We Still Treat People on Methadone as Less Than Human

Have you ever noticed how quiet a cold morning feels? Something about the coldness works its way into the sound…

November 19, 2018

The Bipartisan Criminal Justice Bill: Trump’s “Nixon to China” Moment? Or a #FirstStepBackwards?

President Trump announced his support for the First Step Act in the Senate November 14, urging Congress to pass a tentative criminal…

November 16, 2018