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“Consider Tapering”—SAMHSA Turns Against Long-Term Methadone Use

Beware a “Dear Colleague” letter from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that offers “updated guidance” on…

May 20, 2026

TrumpRx Now Features Generic Meds, Still Doesn’t Lower Drug Prices

President Donald Trump’s direct-to-consumer website for pharmaceutical discounts is expanding significantly. On May 18, the White House announced that TrumpRx…

May 19, 2026

Argentina Repeals Vape Prohibition After 15 Years

Argentina has ended its prohibition of vapes and other safer nicotine products. Tobacco harm reduction advocates welcome the repeal as…

May 19, 2026

DHS Releases Questionable Synthetic Opioid Guidance for First Responders

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released new guidance on synthetic opioids, intended for first responders and government agents…

May 18, 2026

“End the Nightmare”—Coalition Hits DC for Cannabis Justice

A national coalition of 41 advocacy groups converged on Capitol Hill for the Cannabis Week of Unity, when a coordinated…

May 18, 2026

“Striking Increase” in Public Support for Legal Access to Psychedelics

There’s been a “striking increase” in support for legal and regulated therapeutic access to psychedelics as well as expanded research…

May 15, 2026

Nationally, Overdose Is Still Going Down. In the West, It’s Going Back Up.

The latest overdose mortality data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that the rate of drug deaths…

May 14, 2026

Three Former WHO Directors Urge It to Back Tobacco Harm Reduction

Three former World Health Organization directors say the goal of reaching a global smoking rate below 5 percent by 2040…

May 14, 2026

GOP Eyes Death Penalty for Fentanyl Sale, as DOJ Calls for More Executions

Under a proposed amendment to the Controlled Substances Act, defendants in federal overdose cases could face the death penalty for…

May 13, 2026

Ten Years After Motherisk, Parents Who Use Drugs Still Punished

It’s been 10 years since Canadians learned that a trusted children’s hospital had been supplying child welfare agencies and courts…

May 13, 2026