Even Insured Black Gay Men Still Aren’t Getting Equal Access to PrEP
There’s a pill that can prevent new HIV infections—but, among queer men, it still ...
SAMHSA Stifles Public Comment on Expanding Cops’ Powers Over MAT Patients
Technical problems. That’s the reason the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) ...
Banning Menthol Cigarettes Criminalizes Black Communities, Say Advocates
Smoking might be out of vogue, but flavored cigarette bans—like those of flavored vapes—are ...
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 ...
