Probation Officers Should Never Direct Medical Care for People With OUD
The Oregon State Senate voted in April to decrease barriers to lifesaving medical treatment ...
People Who Use Drugs Are Still Dying From Preventable Hepatitis A
Since an initial outbreak in Michigan in August 2016, hepatitis A (HAV) continues to ...
Oakland Decriminalizes Psychedelic Mushrooms and Plants in Council Vote
On June 4, the City Council of Oakland, California unanimously voted in favor of ...
Vietnam Vets Proved That Addiction Is a Product of Life Circumstances
For most people addiction is situational and of limited duration. In some cases, such ...
“Spit-and-Acquit” Embodies a Californian DA’s Dystopia
Here’s a good formula for dystopia: a ”spit-and-acquit” program to create a genetic surveillance ...
Denial of Methadone Devastates Incarcerated People: What Hope?
When people who are dependent on opioids are incarcerated and denied access, they go ...
Mexico Public Health Agency Lashes Out Against Tobacco Harm Reduction
Mexico’s consumer health protection agency has effectively denounced the US Food and Drug Administration’s ...
Data Platform Scores California Police Departments a Resounding “F” for Racial Bias
Every person in prison is a policy failure,” is a common phrase in abolitionist ...
How One City Invests Cannabis Tax Dollars Into Black-Owned Businesses
Small cannabis business-owners of color in Portland, Oregon are getting a serious leg-up in ...
NYC Rolls Out Encouraging Fentanyl Campaign—But Why No Mention of Drug Checking?
Announced on May 28, New York City will soon roll out a public education ...
