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Child Drug Exposure Cases, and the Vilification of Parents Who Use Drugs

The woman, flanked by detectives in the video, hangs her head as they cuff her. “It never should have happened,”…

July 22, 2024

Advocates Urge Rethink as UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill Returns

The United Kingdom's new Labour government has reintroduced the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, the King's Speech announced on July 17.…

July 19, 2024

BC Lawsuit Highlights Harms of Opioid Prescribing Crackdown

A lawsuit in British Columbia details how a regulatory body is allegedly “harassing” doctors into taking pain patients off their…

July 19, 2024

Portland Sobering Center Delayed, But How Much Would It Help?

A planned sobering center in Portland, Oregon is mired in controversy. Its opening has been pushed back to fall 2026.…

July 18, 2024

“You’ll Get That Bounce!” NY Harm Reduction Org Hosts Vaping Group

St. Ann’s Corner of Harm Reduction (SACHR) is a pioneering organization. When it started handing out sterile syringes to New…

July 18, 2024

“A Moral Crime”: 22 Years in Solitary, and the Prison System That Watched

At age 18, Frank De Palma entered Nevada Department of Corrections custody on a 10-year sentence for a nonviolent felony.…

July 18, 2024

Experts Slam “Ridiculous” WHO Tobacco Cessation Guidelines

The World Health Organization has released its first-ever guide for tobacco cessation in adults. Its stated aim is “helping the…

July 17, 2024

College Students Have a Window to Demand Marijuana Decriminalization

Walking across my college quad on a weekend evening, you might recognize the familiar fragrance of marijuana wafting through the…

July 17, 2024

Feds Have Deported Over 500,000 People for Drugs Since 2002

The federal government has deported hundreds of thousands of people over drug convictions in recent years, details a new report—even…

July 16, 2024

NIDA Leadership Calls for “All Three” OUD Medications in Prisons and Jails

A top federal drug official is calling for the government to move “away from criminalization” under the drug war, saying…

July 16, 2024