Anti-Vaping Zealots Find Opportunity in the Pandemic
“We have to seize this moment,” said Laurie Rubiner, executive vice president of the ...
Why Some Appalachian Pharmacies Refuse to Dispense Buprenorphine
Some pharmacies in Appalachia, a region hit hard by the opioid-involved overdose crisis, are ...
Cambridge, MA Scores Key Court Win for Equity in the Cannabis Industry
Cannabis entrepreneurs who were targeted by the War on Drugs will soon be getting ...
Emails Reveal Massachusetts Civil Commitment Staff Pathologizing Protest
Massachusetts has a civil commitment process on its books for people with substance use ...
How Bars and Nightclubs Can Help Prevent Fentanyl-Involved Deaths
The adulteration of many drug supplies with the potent synthetic opioid fentanyl poses a ...
Why the Pandemic Will Challenge the Brain Disease Model of Addiction
There is no shortage of articles offering advice for how to deal with lockdown: ...
Prosecutors’ Lack of Empathy for Jailed People Now Could Cost Them Later
In 2019, Deb Ryan became the first woman and first Democrat to be District ...
Inside the Gangs Handing Out Pandemic Supplies in Rio’s Favelas
For many tourists, Rio de Janeiro is all carnival, caipirinhas and Copacabana. But there’s ...
Proposed DEA Rule-Change Could Lead to Far More Methadone Vans
A major restriction imposed on mobile methadone vans may soon be lifted by the ...
NYC Rolls Out Courier System to Deliver Methadone to Isolated Patients
For the 30,000 patients who take methadone every day for opioid use disorder in ...
