Beto: What’s the Latest 2020 Candidate Like on Drugs?
On March 14, former Congress member Beto O’Rourke announced his much-speculated bid for the ...
Wound Care and Stigma: Healthcare Must Do Better for People Who Inject
There is a common misconception that people who inject drugs (PWID) don’t care about ...
“Unsurprising” Transphobia at Anti-Sex Work Rally in NYC
On March 11, anti-sex work organizations rallied in New York City against the decriminalization ...
Dietary Supplement? Or Drug? The Kratom Regulation Debate
Is kratom a plant (Mitragyna speciosa)—originating in Southeast Asia and long used in traditional ...
The States Working to Reduce Criminal Punishment for Transmitting HIV
In 2008, Betsie Gallardo, a 24-year-old Florida woman, was sentenced to five years in ...
“Yellow Peril”—How Blaming China for Fentanyl Continues a Racist Legacy
As the overdose crisis roars on, various stakeholders seek to assign blame for these ...
Nicotine 101: The Truth About What It Is and What it Does
In July 2017, an announcement by the FDA declared that the agency “places nicotine, ...
A “Competence Vacuum” in Trump’s Opioid Response Team
In January, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) outlined its strategy “to address, head ...
Inside Rikers Island: A Social Worker’s Hellish Account
To understand the hell we call Rikers Island, there’s no one better to ask ...
Prosecutors Urge Gov. Cuomo to Drastically Reduce New York Bail System
On March 6, 14 prosecutors from across the country urged New York State’s leadership ...
