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The Casualties of the “Passive Drug Exposure” Myth

In early August, 11 New York State corrections officers (COs) were at the scene of a medical emergency involving someone…

August 19, 2024

Harm Reduction Community’s Diverse Efforts to Raise DULF Defense Funds

Since Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) cofounders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum were charged with criminal possession in May—having created…

August 19, 2024

Disposable Vape Ban Threatens New Zealand’s “World Leader” Status

Despite being lauded as a world leader in tobacco harm reduction and approaching “smoke-free” status, New Zealand is banning disposable…

August 16, 2024

Good Thing No One Uses Drugs in Prison, or RSAT Might Not Work

Because his conviction involved alcohol, the case plan Alf* was assigned by the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) included a…

August 15, 2024

Olympia, WA, Decriminalizes Psychedelic Plants and Fungi

Leaders in Washington State’s capital city of Olympia voted unanimously on August 13 to pass a resolution locally decriminalizing psilocybin…

August 15, 2024

Sex Workers Are “Trafficking Victims” Until Cops Don’t Want Them to Be

I started sex work in my early teens. Older boys in the foster care homes and group homes I grew…

August 14, 2024

Disposable Vapes Eating Into Cigarette Sales, Industry Data Show

The most striking thing about tobacco giant Altria’s second-quarter report is the nature of the rapid transition it reflects from…

August 14, 2024

OK Prisons Privatize Mail, as “Digital Processing Centers” Expand Drug War

Beginning September 1, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) will no longer deliver physical mail to the nearly 23,000 people…

August 13, 2024

In My Vape Shop, I Learned How the VA Lets Veterans Down

I miss owning a vape shop. It was gratifying to help people stop smoking. Some wonderful people walked through my…

August 13, 2024

FDA Rejects MDMA Treatment for PTSD, Requesting Redo of Key Trial

The Food and Drug Administration has rejected a high-profile application for MDMA-assisted therapy to treat PTSD, citing insufficient data to…

August 12, 2024