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January 8, 2019 Media Roundup: Philly’s Contradictory Commitment to Harm Reduction and Denver’s Possible Psilocybin Decriminalization

Smoking Is at a Record Low in the US, but the Benefits Aren't Shared Equally [LA Times] A new analysis…

January 8, 2019

Geographic Disparities in Harm Reduction Provision May Have Life-or-Death Consequences

Disparities in local availability of harm reduction resources could mean life or death for people who use opioids, suggests Canadian…

January 8, 2019

Roadmap for MAT in Massachusetts Emergency Rooms a Critical Step Forward—And a Reminder of How Far We Have to Go

On January 7, an association of Massachusetts health professionals released a resource to guide hospitals in the state (and elsewhere)…

January 8, 2019

How a Famous IQ Study Revealed a Key Truth About Avoiding Addiction

What makes you live longer? What makes life more satisfying? What enables people to resist addiction? These three questions have…

January 7, 2019

New Study Shows Drug Users’ Positive Responses to Learning They’ve Been Exposed to Fentanyl

The health and social benefits of fentanyl testing were confirmed in a recent study. Most participants, on learning that they had…

January 7, 2019

The Incredible Question New Massachusetts DA Rachael Rollins Will Ask Potential Prosecutors

The newly sworn-in District Attorney of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Rachael Rollins, continues to live up to her progressive politics—which some…

January 7, 2019

Judges and Lawyers Ignorant of MAT Require Urgent Education Efforts

When Jarrod* went before a Clinton County, New York judge in November 2017 to address a no-contact order violation, he…

January 7, 2019

Betsy Ramos’ Abusive Boyfriend Killed a Cop. She Has Been Locked Up for 21 Years

On January 8, 2019, Betsy Ramos will appear before the parole board for the fourth time. The 54-year-old has been…

January 3, 2019

January 2, 2019 Media Roundup: A Woman’s Rights, a Distorted Drug Ranking and Qatar “Sin Tax”

Here's what we're talking about today:   A Woman's Rights [New York Times] "If the country’s war on drugs functions…

January 2, 2019

96 Percent of People Arrested for Weed in Baltimore from 2015-2017 Were Black

Decriminalization of cannabis is not enough. A recent analysis from the Baltimore Fishbowl and the Baltimore Institute for Nonprofit Journalism revealed that 1,450…

January 2, 2019