Asia-Pacific’s Harm Reduction Blind Spot Is Costing Lives
Most people who smoke tobacco live in the Asia-Pacific region. Millions of them die ...
SF to Open “RESET” Sobering Center, Pilot Civil Commitment for Drug Use
On January 7, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie (D) announced imminent plans to open ...
Youth Vaping, Smoking and Drinking at Record Lows, Per Latest NIDA Data
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has released the latest Monitoring the Future Survey ...
Senate Confirms Fentanyl Conspiracy Theorist Sara Carter as “Drug Czar”
On January 6 the Senate confirmed Sara A. Carter Bailey as the new “drug ...
“Your Life Is Over”: Prison Guards on 16-Hour Shifts With No Backup
Three decades ago when I began my prison sentence, corrections officers worked eight-hour shifts. ...
Smoking Should Not Be a Footnote in Cervical Cancer Prevention
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women. In 2022, there were ...
“I’m Innocent”: Maduro Pleads Not Guilty to Drug-Trafficking Charges
Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro pled not guilty to drug trafficking charges in a ...
Fentanyl, Involved in My Son’s Death, Is No “Weapon of Mass Destruction”
In December, the federal government announced it would classify illicit fentanyl as a “weapon ...
Media Exploitation of Reiner Family Tragedy Pushes the Carceral Agenda
After director Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Singer Reiner were found stabbed to death ...
Feds Extend COVID-Era Bupe Telemedicine Flexibilities, Again
On December 31, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Health and Human ...
