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NY County Sued for Illegally Denying Person OUD Meds in Jail

A lawsuit accuses a New York county jail of repeatedly denying a man held there his medication for opioid use…

April 12, 2024

To Save Veterans’ Lives, the VA Must Innovate on Smoking Cessation

The United States has invested trillions of dollars to equip our armed forces with hardware and technology. Yet over the…

April 12, 2024

End Discriminatory Marijuana Testing of Trucking Industry Workers

Tens of thousands of workers are leaving the commercial trucking industry because the federal government refuses to update its antiquated…

April 11, 2024

CBP Launches Operation Plaza Spike, “Next Phase” in War on Fentanyl

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun the latest iteration of its synthetic drug supply chain crackdown, this time by…

April 11, 2024

When You Need to Go to a Hospital, and Private Prison Says You Don’t

Let’s say you’re incarcerated and have a heart condition. You’re supposed to be see a cardiologist every six months, but…

April 10, 2024

FL Isn’t Really Criminalizing Fentanyl “Exposure.” It’s Punishing Possession.

Beginning October 1, Florida will consider it a second-degree felony to expose a first responder to fentanyl, if it results…

April 10, 2024

WHO Hits New Low With “Vaping Increases Seizure Risk” Tweet

The World Health Organization should no longer be considered a leading authority in global health. For years now, it has…

April 10, 2024

Study Does Not Show Vapes Cause Cancer, Still Sparks Alarmism

A recent study sparked headlines about cancer risk from vapes, but what does it actually show us? The research, published…

April 9, 2024

Protonitazepyne and Medetomidine? More Unfamiliar Drugs in Our Supply

North America’s unregulated drug supply has grown ever more unpredictable, which often means deadly. Since the arrival of fentanyl, the…

April 9, 2024

GA Prisoners Tortured in the Showers, as DOJ Ponders Whether It’s Safe Here

On February 27, two men were held down in the shower room of a Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) prison…

April 8, 2024