I Want to Reclaim My Voice From “Light Up the Night”

    My motivation for being a drug-user organizer has always been to build a different ...

    Rikers Strike Against Horrendous Conditions Draws Political Support

    Elected officials are rallying outside of the Rikers Island Detention Complex on January 13 ...

    California to Offer Contingency Management for Stimulant Use on Medicaid

    On December 29, 2021, California became the first state to receive federal approval to cover ...

    Is 2022 the Year California Decriminalizes Psychedelics?

    California may pass legislation decriminalizing psychedelics before the year is out. Senate Bill 519 ...

    New Jersey Legislation to Remove Key Barriers for Syringe Programs

    On January 10, the New Jersey legislature passed two bills that will enable the ...

    Ten Underlying Reasons Behind Opposition to Vaping

    [This article is excerpted from Stop Smoking Start Vaping by Dr. Colin Mendelsohn. Copyright ...

    When Smokers With No Plans to Quit Try Vaping, They Often Quit Anyway

    Smokers who did not intend to stop but nonetheless began vaping drastically increased their ...

    As Anti-Reform Prosecutors Depart, Will Massachusetts Really Change? 

    The landscape of the criminal-legal system in one of the nation’s most progressive states ...

    Parolees With Opioid Addiction Need Choices, Not a Naltrexone-Only Policy 

    Across the United States, people with opioid addiction who are on parole aren’t getting ...

    An Opioid Vaccine Is Not the Answer

    In 1974, scientists at the University of Chicago immunized a rhesus monkey against morphine. ...