It would be hard to dispute that the War on Drugs, instigated by President Nixon in 1971, has deliberately targeted…
Adult smokers are a highly stigmatized population, yet people rarely acknowledge that this is the case. The denial of this…
In Iowa City, Ben, a 26-year-old who has been using heroin for years, met the Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition while…
There is a profound moment in the film And The Band Played On, about the early days of the US…
Early one morning in January 2018, Bruce Gramiack Jr. awoke to find his cellmate's "lifeless body on the floor" at…
It is abundantly clear, given decades of trial and error and escalating scientific evidence, that prohibition only makes risky drug…
On March 15, Brett Flansburg, a Vermont state trooper, collapsed in the parking lot of a police barracks after transporting…
The March 19 announcement by San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera of steps to ban the sale of all e-cigarettes…
People who believe in criminal justice reform can find enemies all over the country. But they could be forgiven for…