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“Love Rules”—Essential Exhibition Centers Harm Reduction History

The history of harm reduction in the United States, led by people who use drugs, needs to be remembered, celebrated…

June 3, 2025

Prisons Want to Hire More Officers. It’s Easier Than Retaining Them.

One of the most important things to understand about the rampant understaffing in United States prisons is that it is…

June 3, 2025

An Invisible Crisis: Brain Injury From Non-Fatal Overdose

Harms related to drug overdose are not limited to death. It’s important to remember that, when research has indicated there…

June 2, 2025

“Fentanyl Containment Devices” Are Not Quite What They Sound Like

The Senate is considering a fentanyl exposure bill that would fund “containment devices." Rarely do sponsors elaborate on what these actually…

June 2, 2025

World Vape Day Follows Tumultuous Year in Tobacco Harm Reduction

The urgency of raising awareness on World Vape Day—May 30—has increased since I wrote about it in 2024. The time…

May 30, 2025

Texas City Pauses Marijuana Arrests for Two Years, Saves Over $400,000

As the Republican attorney general of Texas ramps up legal challenges to local marijuana decriminalization laws, a new report from a…

May 30, 2025

EU Health Commissioner Under Fire for Spouting Vape Misinformation

Misinformation about tobacco harm reduction, though sadly rife, is especially damaging when it comes from the most senior health officials.…

May 29, 2025

Judge Dismisses Federal Consent Decree for Minneapolis Police

A judge has thrown out the federal consent decree for the Minneapolis Police Department, which followed the 2020 murder of…

May 29, 2025

Ohio Republicans Plan to “Gut” Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization

Republican lawmakers in Ohio are seeking to undo major aspects of a voter-approved marijuana-legalization measure—by introducing restrictions that could increase…

May 28, 2025

“No Real Security”: TN Prison Tablet Rollout Cut Short as ViaPath Flees

The Tennessee Department of Correction began rolling out tablets in late 2024. South Central Correctional Facility, where I'm currently incarcerated,…

May 28, 2025