Growing Coca, Poppy May Be Latin Americans’ Economic Safety Net Amid Pandemic
The coronavirus crisis has interrupted transnational drug supply—but that might not last long, the ...
Vancouver Lost a Legendary Drug-User Activist in Dave Murray
As drug-user activists, we often lose a couple friends each month. This month has ...
Ahmaud Arbery Case: Deep Investigation Must Take On Structural Racism
The brutal killing of Ahmaud Arbery, by a retired member of law enforcement and ...
Locked in a Crowded TV Room: Pandemic Revelations From a Federal Prison
Like many others affected by the coronavirus crisis, Simon,* a 43-year-old Black man, was ...
“Challenges Drive Us Forward”—Harm Reduction in St. Petersburg, Russia
“It’s been a hell of a month,” said Alesya Shagina, a peer outreach coordinator ...
The CDC Must Adopt Decarceration as a Matter of Public Health
Even before COVID-19 upended American social and economic life, mass incarceration was devastating communities ...
Joe Biden’s Unwelcome Plan to Expand Coerced Treatment and Drug Courts
Presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden released his “Plan for Black America” on May ...
Alabama’s Prosecutors Want a COVID Bailout. They Shouldn’t Get It.
Court fines and fees unfairly perpetuate cycles of poverty for disadvantaged Americans, but that ...
Coronavirus Drug Policies Echo Plague Scapegoating of the Past
Infectious waves of illness that flash flood through cities, regions and—rarely but occasionally—all continents, ...
Starting Bupe From Fentanyl Can Be a Nightmare. Microdosing Methods Help.
What I remember most about precipitated withdrawal last year is the color yellow. It ...
