Dietary Supplement? Or Drug? The Kratom Regulation Debate
Is kratom a plant (Mitragyna speciosa)—originating in Southeast Asia and long used in traditional ...
The States Working to Reduce Criminal Punishment for Transmitting HIV
In 2008, Betsie Gallardo, a 24-year-old Florida woman, was sentenced to five years in ...
“Yellow Peril”—How Blaming China for Fentanyl Continues a Racist Legacy
As the overdose crisis roars on, various stakeholders seek to assign blame for these ...
Nicotine 101: The Truth About What It Is and What it Does
In July 2017, an announcement by the FDA declared that the agency “places nicotine, ...
A “Competence Vacuum” in Trump’s Opioid Response Team
In January, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) outlined its strategy “to address, head ...
Inside Rikers Island: A Social Worker’s Hellish Account
To understand the hell we call Rikers Island, there’s no one better to ask ...
Prosecutors Urge Gov. Cuomo to Drastically Reduce New York Bail System
On March 6, 14 prosecutors from across the country urged New York State’s leadership ...
US Smokers Mistakenly Equate Harms of Snus With Those of Cigarettes
Most American smokers continue to believe that snus, a moist tobacco product placed under ...
Intoxication Has Always Been the American Way—Let’s Work With That
Mood modification through drugs—intoxication—is a standard cultural reality in American history, but possibly even ...
Investigation: Where Are Naloxone Confiscations Happening the Most?
[The map above shows naloxone providers’ reports of whether naloxone confiscations from local clients ...
