We’ll Know Harm Reduction Is Mainstream Once Dr. Fauci Likes It
In 2018, the syringe service program (SSP) in Cabell County, West Virginia, was shuttered ...
On Thanksgiving I’m Grateful to Have Internet, Until Our Prison Catches Us
I am thankful that on my 33rd Thanksgiving in prison, I’ll be allowed an ...
Global Drug War Funding Must Be Key Focus of US Advocacy
In October, over 1,400 drug policy reform advocates and activists from at least 24 ...
NIDA Director Calls Abstinence-Only Approach “Catastrophic” for OD Crisis
A top federal health official is offering some pointed critiques of the United States ...
South Africa Poised to Break From Apartheid-Era Cannabis Prohibition
South Africa has taken a big step toward decriminalization, or limited legalization, of cannabis. ...
Is It Time to Abandon the Term “Smoker”?
Words matter, particularly when they’re entwined with issues of identity. Labels have the capacity ...
The Nightmare of Prison Suicide Watch, Where Watching Is All We Do
Imagine looking through a window into a room at someone who’s been forcibly taken ...
Rep. Norcross Admits His Methadone Bill Isn’t Enough. We Should, Too.
It was the weirdest thing. Representative Donald Norcross (D, NJ) agreed with me that ...
For Decades, Tattoos Helped Me Make Sense of Death and Prison
I got my first tattoo at 15, a Grim Reaper profile with the scythe ...
SAMHSA’s National Drug Use Survey Has a Fentanyl Problem
Up through 2021, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) national drug ...
