Intersections + Injustice

Fears About Kratom Use During Pregnancy Are Overblown

Like people in general, pregnant people use non-prescribed drugs for many reasons. Opioids and stimulants are increasingly popular, as well…

December 11, 2018

Seven Ways (Just for a Start) the War on Drugs Violates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Global leaders celebrate Human Rights Day each December 10—often touting their own violent anti-drug policies as part of their state's…

December 10, 2018

Duterte Announces That His Murderous Drug War “Furthers Human Rights”

In the ultimate ironic observance of the 70th anniversary of the December 10, 1948 signing of the UN Declaration of Human…

December 10, 2018

Student Occupation Pressures NYU to Divest From Under-Fire Prison Food Supplier Aramark

As a stakeholder in this institution, it is appalling that my tuition dollars contribute to the oppression and degradation of…

December 7, 2018

Pennsylvania Prosecutors Brought 186 Drug-Induced Homicide Charges in 2017

Pennsylvania prosecutors are having a love affair with the state’s drug-induced homicide law, despite its use having no deterrent effect…

December 6, 2018

Harm Reductionists Should Remember the Real-World Reasons for Abstinence-Only Messaging in Communities of Color

“As a society as a whole, we need to start talking about sober fun,” Jacen Zhu, a gay porn star…

December 4, 2018

George H.W. Bush’s TV Crack Stunt Exemplified the Cruelty of His Drug Policies

The political legacy of former president George H.W. Bush is the subject of national media attention following his death on…

December 3, 2018

The Burgeoning Psychedelics Movement Still Excludes Women and People of Color

You know psychedelic medicine is having its moment when it's the subject of a No. 1 New York Times bestseller and…

December 3, 2018

Confirmation of Five Fentanyl Analogues in Schedule I Following Surge in Fatalities Will Do Nothing to Help

On November 29, five fentanyl analogues—furanyl fentanyl, 4-fluoroisobutyryl fentanyl, acryl fentanyl, tetrahydrofuranyl fentanyl, and ocfentanil—were officially added to the Drug Enforcement…

November 29, 2018

Thanksgiving Throws Spotlight on Family Members Missing Due to the War on Drugs

“No one brings casseroles when a child dies a stigmatized death,” says Denise Cullen, the mother of a 27-year-old son…

November 21, 2018