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VA Creates New Fentanyl Homicide Charge, With Limited Exemptions

Virginia will begin punishing fentanyl distribution convictions as involuntary manslaughter, in cases that can be linked to overdose death. In…

June 17, 2025

Marijuana Rescheduling Could Shift Trump Support Among Users, Per Poll

A majority of marijuana consumers disapprove of the Trump administration’s actions on cannabis policy to date, according to the first…

June 17, 2025

SAMHSA’s Guide for MOUD in State Prisons Kinda Forgot About Something

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released new guidance for making medications for opioid use disorder…

June 16, 2025

Governments “Hate” Big Tobacco—Yet Hand Them the Nicotine Market

Around the world, politicians love to stand behind a podium, look solemnly into a camera and declare their unyielding hatred…

June 16, 2025

Judge Rejects Baltimore’s $5.2 Billion Lawsuit Request to Address OD Crisis

A judge has rejected Baltimore’s request for $5.2 billion in abatement money in a long-running opioid lawsuit—dealing a major blow…

June 12, 2025

The Overlooked Benefits of Nicotine for Mental and Cognitive Health

With the rise of tobacco harm reduction (THR) products—including vapes, heated tobacco and pouches—nicotine has increasingly come under attack. Nicotine…

June 12, 2025

Nebraska’s Fix for Double-Bunking in Solitary Confinement May Need Work

In Nebraska, where state prisons are often at 140-percent capacity, the legislature is considering a bill pertaining to “double-bunking,” AKA…

June 12, 2025

Indivior-Funded Study Suggests Opvee Outperforms Narcan. But at What?

Indivior PLC, the pharmaceutical company that manufactures the opioid overdose antidote Opvee (nalmefene), has published new research showing that its…

June 11, 2025

How New MP Aaron Gunn Helped Turn Canada Against Harm Reduction

As Canada’s parliament gets into motion following the spring federal election, it has one new member who has played a…

June 11, 2025

SF Mayor Wants to Use Permanent-Housing Funds for Shelter Beds

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie (D) wants to take millions of dollars from a dedicated fund meant to supply permanent…

June 10, 2025