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FCC Denies Securus Exemption From Price Caps on Calls From Prisons, Jails

On August 26, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued final rulings on multiple outstanding issues related to its recent order…

August 26, 2024

A Week to Ramp Up the Pressure for Overdose Prevention Centers

In 2022, over 100,000 people died from drug overdoses in the United States—more than from firearms and vehicles combined. These…

August 26, 2024

Growing Acceptance of Cannabis in Sports, Highlights NFL-Funded Study

New research funded by the National Football League (NFL) highlights the growing acceptability of therapeutic cannabis in sports. But it…

August 23, 2024

The Majority of Brits Who Quit Smoking Now Do So With Vapes

Just over half of British adults who quit smoking in the last five years used vapes to help them do…

August 23, 2024

A New Gaza Strip Tobacco Market, and One in US Prisons That’s Getting Old

In early August, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) air-dropped cigarettes over the Gaza Strip. Attached were leaflets bearing messages like:…

August 22, 2024

Small Cannabis Farmers Are Under Threat in California

A California bill could legalize cannabis farmers’ markets, within certain limits. But there are doubts about how much it would…

August 22, 2024

Everyone I Know on Parole Is Vaping

Nobody ever really talked about cigarette alternatives in prison. Tobacco is abundantly available to anyone in Georgia Department of Corrections…

August 21, 2024

Providence, RI, Overdose Prevention Center Set to Open This Fall

Claire Macon in Providence, Rhode Island, has one of the rarest job titles in the United States: overdose prevention center…

August 21, 2024

Veterans in Prison, Cut Off From Support, Try to Make It on Their Own

C*, a 39-year-old Army veteran, struggled to adjust to daily life after coming home from Afghanistan and Iraq. When he…

August 20, 2024

Can the Theory of Youth Vaping as “Gateway” to Smoking Be Put to Bed?

The notion that nicotine vaping leads people to smoking—known as the “gateway” theory—is a common refrain among those who seek…

August 20, 2024