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US Continues to Spend Billions on Drug War in Lower-Income Countries

United States taxpayers continue to fund a destructive and deadly drug war in low- and middle-income countries across the world,…

December 5, 2024

“There’s Nothing in It That Works”—Global Commission Slams Drug War

The United States and Canada should fully decriminalize the use and possession of drugs rather than double down on a…

December 5, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the “Choice” of Court-Ordered Drug Treatment

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the famed anti-vaxxer poised to take over the United States Department of Health and Human Services,…

December 4, 2024

Difference in Vapers’ Respiratory Symptoms Vs. Non-Vapers Is Minimal

Vaping does not produce clinically important respiratory symptoms, indicates a new international study. Significantly, it's among the first large-scale studies…

December 4, 2024

There Are Multiple Routes to Prisoner Naloxone Access. These Are the Best.

[Read Part 1 of this series here] No prison in the United States currently has an Overdose Education and Naloxone…

December 3, 2024

With Winter Coming, Cities’ Emergency Shelter Plans Vary Wildly

As temperatures drop around the country, cities and counties have an even more urgent imperative to shelter thousands of people…

December 3, 2024

Supreme Court Justices Grill FDA, Vape Companies in Triton Case

The Food and Drug Administration’s regulation of nicotine vapes came under close scrutiny by the United States Supreme Court on…

December 2, 2024

Rescheduling Hearings Begin: Not About If Marijuana “Good or Bad,” Says Judge

The first Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hearing on the Biden administration’s cannabis rescheduling proposal took place on December 2, with proponents…

December 2, 2024

Georgia’s Jails Are Less Violent Than Its Prisons. That Comes at Other Costs.

Six weeks after the United States Department of Justice published the findings of its investigation into Georgia Department of Corrections…

November 27, 2024

“May Launch a Substitution War”—Trump’s China Tariffs and Fentanyl

In what feels like a rerun of an old episode, President-elect Donald Trump has promised to impose new trade tariffs…

November 27, 2024