“The Great” Offers a Window Into a Non-Temperance Way of Being
Netflix is currently screening The Great, a 10-part series portraying the improbable, nay astounding, ...
People With Mental Health Diagnoses Left Out of “Historic” NYC Decarceration
The number of New Yorkers in the city’s infamous jail system hit what Mayor ...
Why Isotonitazene Is Not Yet the “New Fentanyl”
In the span of about a year, isotonitazene, a novel psychoactive substance (NPS), went ...
Portland, Oregon’s Seismic DA Result Demands Our Attention
With the election of Mike Schmidt as Multnomah County District Attorney confirmed on May ...
The Mischaracterized Relationship Between Drug Use and Homelessness
“Six months ago Jonny Brown admits he was in a dark place. Addicted to ...
Queens, NY Faces Nordic-Model Sex Work Crackdown
In 2019, the nation’s most diverse county narrowly missed a major opportunity to embrace ...
No Evidence Prenatal Cannabis Exposure Causes Cognitive Impairment, Finds Major Review
There is no significant evidence showing that cannabis use during pregnancy leads to cognitive ...
Methadone Is Helpfully Understood as a Refuge From Criminalization
When I got on methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) about 16 years ago, my decision ...
PuffPacket: A Tobacco Harm Reduction Gadget, Despite Inventors’ Intent
PuffPacket is a new device that gives vapers a wealth of information. The ...
Harm Reduction Works: An Exciting New Alternative to Narcotics Anonymous
The pandemic is taking a toll on people’s mental health, and there’s likely no ...
