Drugs + Money

FDA Requires All Rx Opioid Labeling Warn About Risks of Long-Term Use

The Food and Drug Administration is overhauling the safety labeling requirements for opioid analgesics, citing new evidence that problematic use…

August 5, 2025

Fight Over Claimed Ownership of Drug-Checking Technology

People have always had to fight for the right to test their drugs, to get information about whether they’re likely…

August 5, 2025

“First Time We’ve Seen That” Feds Say of Meth Pills They’ve Seen for Years

Amid a recent upswing in methamphetamine seizures, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Justice are now telling the…

July 16, 2025

Study Supports Creation of Universal Cannabis Aroma and Flavor Wheel

A new scientific review takes a deep dive into the flavors and aromas of marijuana, examining how the plant’s genetic…

July 8, 2025

Leading US Nicotine-Consumer Voice Falls Silent

Nicotine consumers who have made life-changing switches to safer products, and their organizations, form the heart of the tobacco harm…

July 1, 2025

Feds Share Prison Contraband Data They May Not Have Thought Through

The United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) has released a report on sentencing for contraband violations in federal prisons between 2019…

June 24, 2025

Montana Governor Vetoes Proposal for Tribes to Enter Cannabis Compacts

A Montana proposal that would have allowed tribal nations to negotiate cannabis regulation individually will not be enacted this session.…

June 24, 2025

Governments “Hate” Big Tobacco—Yet Hand Them the Nicotine Market

Around the world, politicians love to stand behind a podium, look solemnly into a camera and declare their unyielding hatred…

June 16, 2025

Judge Rejects Baltimore’s $5.2 Billion Lawsuit Request to Address OD Crisis

A judge has rejected Baltimore’s request for $5.2 billion in abatement money in a long-running opioid lawsuit—dealing a major blow…

June 12, 2025

The Golden Age of Doctor-Shopping

In 2012, right before prescription drug-monitoring programs (PDMP) shut everything down, I was seeing 11 doctors every month—the same 11…

April 29, 2025