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Pakistan Nicotine-Pouch Surge Brings Harm Reduction Hope in South Asia

Globally, almost a third of tobacco consumers use oral products. Smokeless tobacco (SLT) is generally safer than combustibles. But traditional…

December 16, 2022

The Gardener Who Grew Our Health Care in Prison

For most of his time in Georgia Department of Corrections custody, Charlie was assigned to the horticulture crew. Over those…

December 15, 2022

End Vape Misinformation, Tobacco Control Experts Urge Surgeon General

In a new paper, a group of leading tobacco control experts urge the US surgeon general and the Centers for…

December 15, 2022

The Implications of Police Raids on Shops Selling Psilocybin Mushrooms

An unlicensed psilocybin mushroom shop in Portland, Oregon, was raided by local police on December 8. Operating for just six…

December 15, 2022

Memos Show FDA Overruled Science-Office Call to OK Menthol Vapes

New evidence provides the clearest signal yet that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is opposed categorically to authorizing non-tobacco…

December 14, 2022

Supreme Court Refuses to Block California’s Nicotine Flavor Ban

On December 12, the United States Supreme Court said that it would not block California’s flavored nicotine ban, legislation that’s…

December 14, 2022

A Year After I Quit Drugs, the Stigma Still Haunts Me

From the moment I began openly acknowledging my opioid use—often via self-deprecating jokes, at least to friends—people shamed me. This…

December 14, 2022

Legalization to Worker Protections: Cannabis Reform’s Progress in 2022

Marijuana reform in 2022 ran the gamut, with three new states legalizing cannabis for adult use and an ideologically diverse…

December 13, 2022

Hurricane Maria Flagged Post-Disaster Drug Harm Reduction Needs

Hurricane Maria was one of the worst natural disasters that the United States—and in particular Puerto Rico—has seen. In September…

December 13, 2022

Advocates Fear Chilling Effect of Lawsuits on Cannabis Equity Programs

A Los Angeles federal judge has chosen not to allow a lawsuit to stop the city issuing further cannabis equity…

December 12, 2022