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Harm Reduction Meets People Where They’re at, Unless They’re at a Prison

Harm reductionists on the outside often say the work happens in a legal gray area. That real harm reduction plays…

June 27, 2023

Huge Gathering Seeks to Shape the “Psychedelic 20s”

One of many powerful impressions from the Psychedelic Science conference was of a constant need to make difficult choices. Should…

June 27, 2023

It’s Not a Meth Overdose Crisis. It’s a Data Crisis.

When someone dies without a doctor present, and they hadn't seen a doctor anytime recently, a local medical examiner will…

June 26, 2023

Brazil Supreme Court Delays Drug Decrim Trial, as Pressure Mounts

After an eight-year delay and a series of postponements in 2023, Brazil's Supreme Court continues to avoid ruling on the…

June 23, 2023

Trump Vows Death Penalty for Drug Sellers, Then Realizes Implications

Former President Donald Trump seemed confused during a recent interview when he was confronted with the fact that his proposed…

June 22, 2023

Our Prison Is Used to Mental Illness. Taking Care of Our Own Was New.

In 20 years of incarceration across four different Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC) facilities, I don't remember seeing someone…

June 22, 2023

Watch: A Documentary About Schizophrenia and Vaping

Does anyone care that people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders have devastatingly high rates of smoking? Research has found the prevalence…

June 21, 2023

COVID Left Our Private Prison With a New Normal: “Rolling Lockdowns”

Like with so many prisons across the country, the pandemic sent Tennessee's South Central Correctional Facility (SCCF) into a state…

June 21, 2023

We’ve Now Lost Two of Our Children. How Can This End?

It’s a Saturday evening, the day before Mother’s Day. My husband and I are having dinner and watching a movie…

June 21, 2023

Prisoners Near Release Face a Choice: Not Getting Meds, or Not Going Home

[Read Part 1 of this story here] When prisoners with release dates enter the final years of their sentence, Washington…

June 20, 2023