Intersections + Injustice
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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,” ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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, ...
Any Assumption That More Opioid Prescribing Leads to More Child Removals Is Unjustified, Stats Show
State rates of child removals due to “parental substance abuse,” 2010-2015. Credit: Troy Quast, ...
