Media + Culture

The Drug War Myths People Still Believe

  Fentanyl Is in Everything Around 2013, fentanyl started percolating in the United States street opioid supply, which was heroin-based…

August 11, 2026

Finding Optimism in the Tobacco Harm Reduction Maelstrom

In my worst moments, reporting on the tobacco harm reduction space, as I’ve been doing for the past four years,…

August 10, 2026

SAMHSA Reframes National Drug Use Survey, Leaves Fentanyl Problem Intact

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released the latest edition of its National Survey on Drug…

August 4, 2026

The Sex Offender Registry Changed How I See Homelessness

In 2020, after 10 years in prison, I was getting ready to come home—I just needed a place to live.…

July 1, 2026

If the DEA Gets Bad Press for Not Seizing Fentanyl, the DEA Still Wins

In the week since the Associated Press and Albuquerque Journal separately reported on the Drug Enforcement Administration allowing certain fentanyl…

June 29, 2026

Teen Vaping Has Long Been Falling. Why Do Schools Think the Opposite?

Teen vaping in the United States has plummeted over the past six years, according to surveys from the Centers for…

May 26, 2026

DHS Releases Questionable Synthetic Opioid Guidance for First Responders

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released new guidance on synthetic opioids, intended for first responders and government agents…

May 18, 2026

Media Fights for Access to Executions, But Not the Rest of the Prison System

In April, the Tennessee Supreme Court temporarily blocked a ruling that would allow journalists to witness more parts of the…

May 5, 2026

People Who Vape Are Lab Rats, Says California “Public Health” Campaign

Clockwork Orange-like images show a sweating, terrified young man in a dark laboratory with a black metal contraption on his…

April 30, 2026

New Hub Platforms Lived Experiences of Tobacco Harm Reduction

People with lived experience of using safer nicotine products for harm reduction take center stage on a new platform that…

April 28, 2026