The Ethical Conflict of Social Work Within a Carceral System
On a sweltering summer afternoon, I stood with our mental health team, waiting while ...
Montana Leads the Nation in Black Marijuana Arrest Rates. Will It Legalize?
Montana’s voters have the chance to legalize marijuana for adult use on November 3. ...
Most of South Dakota’s Drug Arrests Are for Marijuana. Legalization Beckons.
Marijuana prohibition in South Dakota falls heavily on Black and Native American residents. They ...
Our Need for a Safe Supply of Drugs Includes Stimulants
COVID-19 has made a severe overdose crisis much worse. Border closures have caused major ...
Major Report Assesses the Global State of Harm Reduction
There are approximately 11.3 million people who inject drugs around the world. A new ...
Could Philly’s New 911 Mental Health Response Program Have Saved Walter Wallace’s Life?
A little over two weeks after the City of Philadelphia announced progress on a ...
My Daughter’s Birth Exposed the Medical Community’s Anti-Drug Stigma
In January, a few weeks after my 49th birthday, my partner, Carolyn, gave me ...
There’s an HIV Cluster Upstate, as Cuomo Starves Harm Reduction Orgs
Harm reductionists’ worst fears are coming to pass. A cluster of new HIV cases ...
ACLU Sues Minneapolis for Raiding Encampments of Unhoused People
The city of Minneapolis is accused of violating the constitutional rights of people who ...
Alberta Government Rejects Safe Supply, Bets Heavily on Abstinence
As an experienced harm reduction nurse in Alberta, Corey Ranger has been on the ...
