Drugs + Money

Fentanyl Pill Purity Has Dropped by Nearly Half Since 2024, Per DEA Data

On December 3, the Drug Enforcement Administration launched Fentanyl Free America, “a comprehensive enforcement initiative and public awareness campaign aimed…

December 4, 2025

Now the FDA Wants Nalmefene to Be a Fentanyl-Exposure “Prophylactic”

The Food and Drug Administration is reportedly providing guidance and “positive feedback” for a proposed nalmefene product that will last…

November 14, 2025

Grassroots Harm Reduction Sidelined in NY Opioid Fund Spending

“He was awesome,” Alexis Pleus, executive director of Truth Pharm, a small harm reduction organization based in Binghamton, New York,…

November 13, 2025

DEA Raises Adderall Production Quotas for the First Time

The Drug Enforcement Administration has raised aggregate production quotas (APQ) for the active ingredients in Adderall, Ritalin and Concerta, as…

October 7, 2025

New “Fentanyl Poisonings” Act Would Target Social Media Sales, Again

In late September, Representatives Adam Gray (D-CA) and Gabe Evans (R-CO) introduced the “Combatting Fentanyl Poisonings Act of 2025.” It's…

October 2, 2025

Opvee, High-Profile Overdose Antidote No One Used, Discontinues Marketing

Indivior PLC has discontinued marketing for Opvee, the opioid-overdose reversal product that the pharmaceutical company had claimed was more effective…

October 1, 2025

Landmark Deals Drop New Injectable PrEP From $28,000 to $40—for Some

Lenacapavir, the new long-acting HIV prevention medication that hit the United States market with a price tag of over $28,000…

September 24, 2025

Feds Crack Down on TV Drug Ads, in Major Shakeup to Pharma Industry

The era of direct-to-consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical commercials may be coming to a close. On September 9, President Donald Trump signed…

September 11, 2025

DHS Doesn’t Collect Mandatory Data on Efficacy of Fentanyl Seizures

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) never created a mandatory data collection program to evaluate whether its fentanyl enforcement operations…

September 8, 2025

Trump Begins Deploying US Military to Fight the Drug War

On August 19, United States warships set course for Venezuela. They've been deployed there for the specific purpose of targeting…

August 22, 2025