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Marijuana and Working Memory: Research Contradicts Stereotypes

Researchers looking into the effects of medical marijuana use on brain processes say in a new federally funded paper, published…

September 20, 2024

Socialist Presidential Candidate Talks Harm Reduction and the Drug War

On a sunny day in Milwaukee, I drove downtown to interview a presidential candidate. The city has buzzed with political…

September 20, 2024

Overdose Deaths Suddenly Dropped, Per Data That’s Always Been Kinda Iffy

Between April 2023 and April 2024, drug-related deaths across the country appear to have fallen more than 10 percent. Provisional…

September 19, 2024

BC Government’s Involuntary Drug Treatment Expansion Plan Condemned

The British Columbia government is moving towards a regime of involuntary treatment for people who use drugs who have both…

September 19, 2024

Rescue Breathing, a Crucial Overdose Response, Is Still Underused

If you pay attention to the news, you’ve likely heard of naloxone, the medication that can reverse an opioid overdose.…

September 19, 2024

Psychedelic-Climate Week Launches in NYC: What Are the Connections?

Psychedelic-Climate Week launched in Manhattan on September 17. Timed to run alongside the annual Climate Week NYC, with most events…

September 18, 2024

Trans Health Care Requires You to Be “Sick.” In Prison, You Can Work That.

On September 17, a federal judge halted the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) ban on gender-affirming surgery for people in…

September 18, 2024

GA Lawmakers Welcome Increasingly Wild Testimony in Vape Registry Push

On September 17, the Georgia House committee studying the “youth vaping epidemic” holds its third and final meeting as it…

September 17, 2024

Safehouse Fights On for Philadelphia OPC With New Court Filings

The nonprofit Safehouse is fighting on in a legal struggle which has so far lasted over almost five years, in…

September 17, 2024

Oregon Drug Decrim Did Not Increase Overdose Deaths, Analysis Shows

A new study found that drug decriminalization in Oregon did not cause an increase in overdose mortality in the state—refuting…

September 17, 2024