Media + Culture
One in Three US Adults Use Weed to Pre-Game Holiday Gatherings, Per Poll
About one in three United States adults have a holiday “pre-game” routine that involves ...
A Rare Case of Open Debate on Tobacco Harm Reduction
“If safer alternatives can save lives, what responsibility do we have to science, to ...
The Sex Offender Registry Isn’t Meant for Public Safety. Just Public Shaming.
It happened on an ordinary afternoon; the kind of day when sunlight falls softly ...
Drug Policy Reform Movement Renews Fight Against Authoritarianism
Despite the cold, the Drug Policy Alliance’s biennial Reform conference vibrated with excitement as ...
The Lives of People Who Use Nicotine Are Not an “Endgame”
Public health was never supposed to be a game. It’s a promise: to protect ...
SAMHSA Brings Back State-Level Reports on Drug Use, Mental Health
On November 24, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) published reports ...
Remembering Peter Krykant, Who Knew Harm Reduction Couldn’t Wait
It’s been a few months since Peter Krykant’s passing in June, at the age ...
Personal Attacks on THR Proponents Ramp Up Amid COP11
Tobacco harm reductionists have grown used to operating under fire as they seek access ...
Stigma by Association Is Driving Workers Out of Harm Reduction
Everyone knows about the stigma faced by people who use drugs. What’s far less ...
“In Waves and War” Highlights Veterans’ Suffering, Psychedelic Hope
Many United States veterans endure unrelieved suffering, long after they return home, from conditions ...
