Drugs + Money

Wrongful Death Verdict Puts Hard Questions to Psychedelic Community

“We understand you want healing, but you can’t lie to us,” said Christopher Young, founder and owner of the Soul…

June 5, 2024

Amid DEA War on Meth, Cocaine Is at Last a “Traditional Plant-Based Drug”

The 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment (NDTA) is such a widely cited document partly because it houses Drug Enforcement Administration…

May 20, 2024

Recent Reports Reflect How the FDA Props Up the Cigarette Trade

Two subscription-only reports have recently highlighted how the Food and Drug Administration is effectively propping up smoking in the United…

May 17, 2024

Walgreens Rolls Out $34.99 Naloxone, as Generics and OTC Gain Ground

Walgreens is rolling out an over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone nasal spray, which it will sell alongside the OTC Narcan it already…

May 16, 2024

The Opioid Settlements Being Paid in Naloxone Don’t Quite Add Up

Amneal Pharmaceuticals, a New Jersey-based manufacturer known for generics, has agreed to settle the 900-plus lawsuits alleging it failed to…

May 7, 2024

Utah Has a New Overdose Task Force, Counteracting the One It Has Already

After an unsuccessful attempt to pass drug-induced homicide legislation in 2023, Utah is finding other ways to criminalize people for…

April 24, 2024

CBP Launches Operation Plaza Spike, “Next Phase” in War on Fentanyl

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun the latest iteration of its synthetic drug supply chain crackdown, this time by…

April 11, 2024

“Disgusted”—Consumers, Harm Reductionists React to UK Vape Tax

The United Kingdom’s government has confirmed a new vape tax, in a decision that angers advocates and threatens to undermine…

March 12, 2024

Bill Seeks to Ring-Fence States’ Spending of Opioid Settlement Cash

State governments shouldn't be stashing opioid settlement money in their general funds, say the lawmakers behind a bill in Congress.…

January 24, 2024

US Ramps Up Financial Crackdown on Mexican Drug Trafficking Orgs

United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visited Mexico from December 5-7, seeking support for a strategy of going after drug…

December 8, 2023