SAMHSA’s “Meth Monster” Video Is Pure Fear-Mongering Propaganda
Stigmatizing PSAs about drug use have advanced far beyond the imagery of an egg ...
Ed Buck Case Is a Chance to Spotlight Drug-Induced Homicide Charges
Ed Buck, the businessman and Democratic donor, was a blip on the national news ...
Will the FDA Repeat Its “Abuse-Deterrent” Oxy Mistake With Stimulants?
OxyContin got a makeover in 2010. That year, the Food and Drug Administration approved ...
New Drugs, Bad Policies Leave Philly Harm Reduction Groping in the Dark
The “Walmart of Heroin” is how the New York Times described Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood—in ...
Ed Buck Charged With Felonies After Third Black Man OD-ed at His Home
Over the past two years, three Black gay men have overdosed (or overamped) on ...
Next Week Is the Perfect Time to Get Your Cannabis Conviction Expunged
The second-ever National Expungement Week (NEW) will be held September 21-28. It involves a ...
Canadian Pharmacist Could Face Punishment for Giving Out Naloxone
In Ontario, a Canadian province with large rural regions, one pharmacist is no longer ...
An Opioid Vaccine’s Promise—And Ethical Peril
A multi-million dollar race to develop a vaccine that prevents the pleasurable and harmful ...
When Cops Turn Against the Drug War
Commissaris Muyshondt, sorry to bother you,” said a voice over the phone. “We arrested ...
We Know the Answers to Our Suicide Crisis, But Prefer to Deny Them
Supporting people in living is the best solution to self-inflicted death. Isn’t that simple? ...
