Virginia Court Decides Homeless “Habitual Drunkards” Don’t Deserve Due Process
Not even Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, once referred to as “Wall ...
In 2018, the Temperance Movement Still Grips America
Our society—even some of its most progressive elements—vilifies alcohol. This stands in opposition to ...
Why India Is Tobacco Harm Reduction’s Most Important Frontier
Tobacco is India’s Trojan horse. It was brought to our shores five centuries ago ...
“Drug-Free Communities” Got $90 million from Trump. What Exactly Are They?
On August 29, President Trump announced $90.9 million support for Drug-Free Community (DFC) Grants, ...
Brooklyn DA Clears Thousands of Marijuana Warrants, While Police Continue to Arrest on Low-Level Possession Charges
“We are doing something that has never been done before in the State of ...
Stepping Out of “the Racist Footprints of a Disgraceful Past,” South Africa Decriminalizes Cannabis
On September 18, South Africa became the latest nation to decriminalize cannabis. The country’s ...
The Podcast Tracing the History of Opioid Addiction Treatment in America
“Treating America’s Opioid Addiction,” an ongoing three-part podcast miniseries by the Science History Institute’s ...
“They Want Us Dead”—Anti-Trafficking Laws Attack Drug-Using Sex Workers
I remember the day Backpage went down this year: April 6. I’d been working ...
Over 200 Philly Heroin Users Poisoned Over the Weekend, Potentially Due to “K2”
Philadelphia has become ground zero for an unusual series of poisonings from heroin and/or ...
ACLU Sues Jails for Withholding Life-Saving Addiction Treatment Drugs
County jails in Washington, Massachusetts and Maine are facing lawsuits filed by the American ...
