Widespread Anti-Smoker Stigma Is Harmful, as Well as Wrong
Adult smokers are a highly stigmatized population, yet people rarely acknowledge that this is ...
Legal Syringe Programs Could Finally Be Arriving in Iowa
In Iowa City, Ben, a 26-year-old who has been using heroin for years, met ...
Beyond Purdue: Our Deadly Unlearned Lessons From the Overdose Crisis
There is a profound moment in the film And The Band Played On, about ...
Mixed Outcomes and Ethical Questions at New York’s “Opioid Courts”
Early one morning in January 2018, Bruce Gramiack Jr. awoke to find his cellmate’s ...
Here’s What a Legal Market for Cocaine Could Look Like
It is abundantly clear, given decades of trial and error and escalating scientific evidence, ...
“Patently False” Fentanyl Myth Peddled by Vermont Police Chief
On March 15, Brett Flansburg, a Vermont state trooper, collapsed in the parking lot ...
San Francisco Vapes Ban the Logical Next Step of a Harmful Campaign
The March 19 announcement by San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera of steps to ...
Why We Can’t Let Rural Prosecutors Fly Under the Radar
People who believe in criminal justice reform can find enemies all over the country. ...
Drug Laws Undermine Ethics for Social Workers in Child Welfare
As a 20-year-old undergraduate student who had limited familiarity with substance use beyond alcohol, ...
Massachusetts Incarcerates Men in the Name of Drug Treatment—Now They’re Suing
A 34-year-old Massachusetts man thought he was going to the Men’s Addiction Treatment Center ...
