“Denver’s Just the First Domino”—City Dramatically Decriminalizes “Magic” Mushrooms
On May 7, the city of Denver, Colorado voted on a ballot initiative to ...
Gilead Relinquishes Its PrEP Patent—But Did It Mislead Investors?
On May 8, pharmaceutical company Gilead quietly announced that it will relinquish its exclusive ...
Three Recent Stories Illustrate the Media’s Ongoing Drug-War Propaganda
Three widely distributed stories from the past couple of months illustrate the profound ways ...
Florida Approves Database to Publish Details of People Who Pay for Sex
The Florida legislature passed legislation within the past week, Senate Bill 540 and House ...
US Arrival of Heat-Not-Burn Is Another Option for Smokers to Switch
Last week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved IQOS, a device that delivers ...
Why We Fail to Maximize the Benefits of Methadone and Buprenorphine
Medication for anything only works if the patient takes enough. This is emphatically true ...
Prison Policy Initiative Proposes Ways to Stop Jailing of People Who Use Drugs
Prison Policy Initiative (PPI), a nonprofit research organization, poses a simple question for officials ...
Mass. Civil Commitment for Drug Issues Violates Rights, Say Attorneys
People in Massachusetts who are accused of harmful drug use often face court petitions ...
Deprogramming From AA—When a Fellowship Resembles a Cult
Katherine was on the subway home from a meeting with her Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor ...
Maine Hit Hard by Overdose Crisis, Yet Suffers Biggest Federal Funding Shortfall
Funding for harm reduction interventions in Maine received a much-needed boost on February 6. ...
