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Why Are Smoking Rates Rising in Parts of England?

Smoking rates have gone up in parts of England, according to new research—something that hadn’t been seen in almost 20…

April 4, 2025

CoreCivic Crisis in Uncharted Waters at the Four Private Prisons in Tennessee

Private prison contractors have been around for a long time, but the concept of handing over management of an entire…

April 3, 2025

Refelonizing Fentanyl Had No Good Outcomes: Colorado Study

Increasing criminal penalties for fentanyl had zero impact on overdose deaths in Colorado and accomplished nothing good. That’s the result…

April 3, 2025

Despite Court Win, Few Consumption Sites Saved From Ontario Shutdown

Harm reduction advocates in Ontario succeeded in winning a court injunction against a new provincial law barring supervised consumption sites…

April 3, 2025

What Jobs Are Prison Correctional Industries Training Us For, Exactly?

At every Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) prison I’ve ever landed in without a work detail already assigned to me,…

April 2, 2025

FDA Tobacco Head Brian King Among Casualties of Mass HHS Layoffs

On April 1 Dr. Brian King, the controversial director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP),…

April 2, 2025

What Will Sara Carter of Fox News Bring as “Drug Czar”?

On March 28, President Donald Trump announced Sara Carter as his pick for "drug czar." Carter, who will need to…

April 1, 2025

Congress, Trucking Industry Critique Tests for Marijuana-Impaired Driving

Two United States House committees briefly addressed the issue of marijuana-impaired driving as part of broader transportation-related hearings in late…

April 1, 2025

Some Common Themes in the State Fentanyl Bills Still in Play

The current legislative session has seen dozens of proposals to create or enhance criminal penalties for fentanyl-related charges, many of…

March 31, 2025

Vapes Increasingly Pushed Underground in the US and UK

Nicotine vaping products are increasingly being pushed underground in two contrasting jurisdictions, as my recent research illustrates. This sends a…

March 31, 2025