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State of the Union: Trump’s Real “Special Guest” Was Bad Drug Policy

President Donald Trump's special guests to the State of the Union address on February 5 included two people directly impacted…

February 6, 2019

For People Still Impacted by the Crack Era, the First Step Act Isn’t Enough

You could get crack before you got something to eat,” said Uneeda Nichols, 46, looking back on her adolescent years…

February 6, 2019

Brave Russian Harm Reductionists Launch Chemsex Program in Moscow

A new Russian harm reduction program for Muscovites engaging in chemsex is getting started in a country known for skyrocketing…

February 5, 2019

Companies Use Patient Data to Generate “Risk Scores” for Their Likelihood of Addiction

The Food and Drug Administration ended 2018 by awarding Milliman, a health insurance consulting company, with extra resources and expedited…

February 5, 2019

Should I Drug Test My Kids? Why the Experts Say No

Does anyone still want to do drug tests on their children? Apparently so, because there are plenty of kits for…

February 5, 2019

Public Defenders Are Hugely Overworked—But Also Underpaid Compared With Prosecutors

Many public defense attorneys are swamped with more cases than they can accommodate, illustrates a recent New York Times report. But the understaffing…

February 4, 2019

Fentanyl Overdoses Spike on Mexico’s Northern Border But Remain Invisible

When it landed three years ago, some six guys died here in one week," says 51-year-old Roberto Prado, a homeless…

February 4, 2019

Struggling to Compete with Fentanyl, Mexico’s Poppy Farmers Ask for Legalization

Gonzalo Hernandez* first heard the word “fentanyl” about two years ago. Hernandez, who lives in the sierra in the state…

February 4, 2019

Philadelphia Cracks Down on Encampment, Creates More Suffering

Just after 5 am on January 31, a small army of police, city officials and outreach workers descended on the…

February 1, 2019

Incarcerated Women Who Use Drugs Find Ways to Care for One Another

Faced with the inherent harms of drug prohibition, people who use opioids find ways to take care of themselves and…

January 31, 2019