We Need to Reduce the Harms of Draconian Tobacco Policies
Harm reduction shouldn’t just seek to reduce the harm caused by drugs, but also the ...
For Youth in My City, Marijuana Is the Go-To Treatment for Trauma
For children like me who grew up in Richmond, California, our lived experiences are ...
New Report Ranks Every State by Overall Health, Including Drug-Related Deaths
United Health’s 2018 Annual Report of America’s Health Rankings, the “longest-running annual assessment of ...
What I Found When I Applied Hundreds of Fentanyl Tests to Philly’s Street Drugs
Back in mid-2017 I embarked on a journalistic endeavor that, to my knowledge, has ...
This Proposed Michigan Law Would Treat Parents Who Use Drugs Like Sex Offenders
Sex offender registries and notification laws have proliferated in the name of protecting women ...
Ugly Disparities Among My Patients Demand Marijuana Racial Justice
As a doctor in a harm reduction clinic, the racist applications of our marijuana ...
US States Ranked for Total Rates of “Correctional Control”—Taking Into Account Parole and Probation
The United States is the global leader in incarceration, with nearly 2.3 million people locked up. But ...
Public Health Experts Call for Retraction of Brookings Institution Opioid “Research Roundup”
[This article was updated December 12 to reflect a response from the author of ...
Troubling Report Shows Harm Reduction Provision Stalling Around the World
The harm reduction movement has made major gains nationally and around the world. But, ...
Fears About Kratom Use During Pregnancy Are Overblown
Like people in general, pregnant people use non-prescribed drugs for many reasons. Opioids and ...
