A Son in a Sober-Living Home, Lost to Overdose
[This article is excerpted from the book Rehab: An American Scandal. You can read ...
Georgia Prisons Raise Commissary Prices to Breaking Point
The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) has surprised those of us in its custody ...
Michigan Will Again Try to Legalize Its Rising Number of Syringe Programs
Michigan, where syringe service programs (SSP) have been rapidly expanding yet operate in a ...
Maine Ballot Bid Aims to Roll Back Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization
There’s another effort brewing to undermine a state voter-approved marijuana law—this time in Maine, ...
Some States Try to Ban 7-OH, Others to Regulate Kratom. Some Try Both.
On October 27, New Jersey Senator Shirley K. Turner (D) introduced a bill that ...
Death Toll From US Boat Strikes Now Exceeds 60
On October 29, the United States struck another boat in the eastern Pacific, killing ...
FCC Raises Prison and Jail Phone Call Pricing—Higher Than It Said It Would
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved its proposal to nearly double the prices ...
High-Nicotine Pouches Help People Stay Off Cigarettes—If Available
Pouches with higher nicotine levels can make a vital contribution to tobacco harm reduction, ...
MA Overdose Bills Signal Push Toward Nalmefene, Civil Commitment
Massachusetts is considering multiple proposals that, taken together, would make the landscape of overdose ...
Baltimore’s New Health Commissioner Wrestles With OD Crisis—and Trump
Hailing from the conservative state of Tennessee, Dr. Michelle Taylor is no stranger to ...
