Celebrate the Drug Policy Wins, But Don’t Accept Drug Exceptionalism
Election day brought an unprecedented wave of victories for drug policy reform ballot measures ...
DEA Pursues Vast Expansion of Patient Surveillance
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is looking to expand its anti-diversion surveillance infrastructure by ...
COPD Patients Who Switch From Smoking to Vaping See Long-Term Benefits
Researchers at the Center of Excellence for the Acceleration of Harm Reduction (CoEHAR*) in ...
Mixed Outcomes in Two Big Prosecutor Races, But Reform Gains Nationwide
Two things uppermost in voters’ minds this week were the COVID-19 pandemic and police ...
Psychedelic Reform Wins in DC, Oregon Send a Message to Congress
Marijuana had a runaway night on November 3, but so too did psychedelics. Voters ...
The Birth of Harm Reduction Informs the World’s Need for Safer Nicotine
It was 1986 in the UK. Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister, and in wood-paneled ...
Voters Approve All Seven Marijuana-Legalization Initiatives Across Five States
In a night without an immediate clear winner for the White House, we are ...
Oregon Voters Approve Decriminalizing All Drugs in Stunning Victory
The 2020 presidential contest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden has been called the ...
The Waiting Game: A Powerlessness That’s Long Harmed Drug Users
As our nation wakes up anxiety-ridden, collectively uncertain of whether we’ve been delivered from ...
The Ethical Conflict of Social Work Within a Carceral System
On a sweltering summer afternoon, I stood with our mental health team, waiting while ...
