Stigmatizing Drug Use Is Killing Us, But Why Is It So Hard to Stop?

    Despite significant strides in drug policy in recent decades, and changing attitudes about some ...

    San Francisco Decriminalizes Plant-Based Psychedelics

    On September 6, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to decriminalize a ...

    New Paper Calls for “Middle-Ground” Approach to Vaping Regulation

    Four highly regarded tobacco control scholars are calling for a policy agenda on e-cigarettes ...

    How 12-Step Programs Became Embedded in US Hospitals

    When I first went through treatment for an alcohol problem back in the 1990s, ...

    After Veto of CA Overdose Prevention Programs, It’s Down to Us to Resist

    On August 22, California Governor Gavin Newsom overruled the will of the legislature and ...

    The Prospects for TNX-1300, a Drug to Reverse Cocaine Overamps

    Amid the overdose crisis, the bulk of national attention lies on opioids like fentanyl. ...

    “New Meth” Is Nothing to Fear. It Isn’t New. It’s Just Meth.

    If you’ve ever seen someone talk about “new meth” online, they were probably describing ...

    A Bleak Outlook for Massachusetts’ 2022 Prosecutor Elections

    The politics of prosecutors in Massachusetts this year is a complicated mess, but one ...

    Mass Calls for Harm Reduction on International Overdose Awareness Day

    On International Overdose Awareness Day, August 31, more than 50 harm reduction groups in ...

    CA Bills to Protect Workers’ Off-Duty Cannabis Use, Veterinary Prescribing Go to Newsom

    California bills to provide broad employment protections for workers who use marijuana off the ...