Cops Morphing Into Social Workers Is Not a Solution
All across the US, law enforcement asserts its power through its sheer visibility in ...
“Hotbed of Corruption”—NY Lawmakers Condemn Sex-Work Policing Amid Calls to Defund Vice Squad
New York state assembly members and senators, as well as a NYC councilmember, are ...
Shades of Sobriety: Life Shows That Recovery Needn’t Mean Abstinence
If your goal is sobriety defined as abstaining from everything psychoactive, good luck! Virtually ...
Rite Aid Is Wrong to Stop Selling Vapes (They’ll Still Sell Cigarettes)
In a huge blow to smokers who are trying to switch to safer nicotine ...
Cannabis Consumers Have Power: Meet Some Pioneers of Industry Inclusivity
In the hyper-commodifying cannabis industry, Mary Pryor of New York City is raising her ...
Hep C Treatment Is Scarce Behind Bars—And Jeopardized Upon Release
In April 2010, Sean tested positive for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Seattle’s ...
DEA’s “Innovative” Strategy in New Orleans Encourages Ever-Harsher Prosecutions
On April 16, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) launched its latest punishment-driven, treatment-inflected response ...
My Life in Two Parts of Texas Illustrates Our One War on Drugs
I grew up from the late ‘90s until the end of 2016 in a ...
Don’t Overlook the Local Judges Who Stand in the Way of Decarceration
Surprising as it may sound, within the federal criminal justice system, judges tend to ...
Indivior Case: Don’t Throw Out the Buprenorphine With the Bathwater
In the lucrative but hit-and-miss opioid use disorder treatment field, buprenorphine is one medication ...
