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Mobile Outreach Restrictions Take Effect in Kensington, Philadelphia

On July 20, the City of Philadelphia implemented a highly restrictive law targeting mobile outreach services for people who use…

July 22, 2025

People Seeking Methadone or Bupe Face “More Stress Than You Know”

Methadone and buprenorphine are widely prescribed and considered gold-standard medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). Yet despite their proven benefits,…

July 22, 2025

If Prisons Are Meant for Rehabilitation, Stop Transferring Us All the Time

Decades ago when he first entered Georgia Department of Corrections custody, D* used to look forward to transfers. Prisoners with…

July 21, 2025

NIDA Says It Halted Research-Cannabis Orders Due to DOGE Directive

Officials at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) say the federal agency’s recent decision to halt its longstanding orders of…

July 21, 2025

Police in Ontario Increasingly Obstruct Harm Reduction Service Delivery

[Co-authored by Dylan De Marsh and Ann De Shalit.]   Police in Ontario are increasingly interfering with the operation of…

July 17, 2025

Trump Anti-Immigrant Raids Hit CA Economy Harder Than ’08 Recession

In one week, President Donald Trump’s mass immigration enforcement actions in California drove up the state’s unemployment rate almost as…

July 17, 2025

Trump Signs HALT Fentanyl Act Into Law

On June 16, President Donald Trump signed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act, permanently criminalizing all fentanyl-related…

July 16, 2025

Swapping Cigarettes for Vapes or HTP Rapidly Boosts Fitness, Study Finds

People who switch from smoking to vapes or heated tobacco products can improve their fitness levels in as little as…

July 16, 2025

“First Time We’ve Seen That” Feds Say of Meth Pills They’ve Seen for Years

Amid a recent upswing in methamphetamine seizures, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Justice are now telling the…

July 16, 2025

My Dad Quit Cigarettes in 1984. To Doctors, He Was Always a “Smoker.”

Last month, my father died. I miss him deeply, and I always will. He was nearly 84. Married for over…

July 15, 2025