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Safe Supply Mirrors Methadone Outcomes, With Better Retention

Safe supply improved most health outcomes for people who use opioids as effectively as methadone, found a new study out…

May 28, 2025

DEA Annual Report: Fentanyl Purity Down, Prohibition Not Yet Working

The Drug Enforcement Administration is back with a new National Drug Threat Assessment, the annual report that returned in 2024…

May 27, 2025

Trump’s DEA Pick Dodges Marijuana Questions as Nomination Advances

A Senate committee has advanced the confirmation of Terrance Cole to become the administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)…

May 23, 2025

CO Passes Historic, Somewhat Unclear Bill Making Prison Visits a Right

Colorado is poised to become the first state to recognize prison visitation as a right, rather than a privilege. Though…

May 22, 2025

Georgia Prisoners Took Risks for DOJ’s Investigation. Why Did We Bother?

Nine years ago when the Department of Justice opened an investigation into violence inside Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) prisons,…

May 22, 2025

Music Festival Attendees Embrace DIY Drug Checking Despite Barriers

As temperatures rise and music festival season kicks into gear across the United States, hundreds of thousands of people will…

May 22, 2025

Connecticut Psilocybin Decrim Bill Advances to Senate

The Connecticut House of Representatives has advanced a bill that would decriminalize possession of small quantities of psychedelic mushrooms. On…

May 22, 2025

Amid Encampment Sweeps, Oregon City May Ban Public Syringe Exchange

The Roseburg, Oregon, City Council is weighing an ordinance that would prohibit harm reduction programs from distributing syringes in public…

May 21, 2025

Overdose Deaths Fell in 2024: What’s Driving This, and Will It Last?

The latest national overdose figures from the CDC, released May 14, show that deaths fell by almost 27 percent in…

May 20, 2025

Veterans Want VA to Provide Medical Marijuana: Survey

A new survey of veterans and their families finds that a majority—57 percent—feel the United States Department of Veterans Affairs…

May 19, 2025