SAMHSA’s Absurd Criteria for Identifying “Stable” Methadone Patients
For decades, methadone reform advocates have tried to loosen or remove the highly restrictive ...
What Zoom Can Mean for Quarantined Chemsex Participants
University lectures, business meetings and friendships are increasingly being uploaded to the video conferencing ...
Nigeria Is Crying Out for Vapes That Smokers Can Afford
To state the obvious, smoking kills. Tobacco smoking is the world’s leading preventable cause ...
Baltimore Harm Reduction Grapples With the Crisis
Last week, Baltimore City Councilmember Leon Pinkett saw the usual scene surrounding West Baltimore’s ...
Estimated 15,000 NYC Methadone Patients to Be Isolated. How Will They Get Meds?
There are about 30,000 methadone patients in New York City, all taking methadone on ...
Drug Users in Study: Mixing Meth and Heroin Reduces Comedowns, Boosts Pleasure
Polydrug use is the norm, not the exception. Increased risks are associated with certain ...
COVID-19 Is Especially Devastating for Black and Brown Americans
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its accompanying economic downturn is disproportionately affecting Black ...
A New Jersey Drug Market Falls Silent Amid the Pandemic
There’s an eerie calm as I step off the bus on the corner of ...
“Ticking Time Bombs”—Congressmembers Urge Releases From Federal Prisons
Members of Congress are joining criminal justice reform advocates to demand that some people ...
It Took a Pandemic to Improve Some People’s Access to Opioid Addiction Meds
“I’m great! I’m having so much fun!” Bill Kinkle tells me on the phone. ...
