Sharing Needles as Street Kids in LA, During the Rise of the HIV Epidemic
In 1988 Los Angeles, the kids who did sex work had communal syringes stashed ...
Accelerated Resolution Therapy Was Transformative for My PTSD
No drugs, no pain, very low cost, and it can break treatment-resistant trauma in ...
If You Care About the Climate Crisis, Fight to Legalize Drugs
On June 26, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime released its annual ...
California Finally Clearing Cannabis Records. Will Lessons Be Learned?
California officials have announced that they’re finally making substantial progress on clearing old marijuana ...
Drug Courts Don’t Just Force People Into Treatment. They Deny Us, Too.
Standing in the courtroom as I awaited sentencing, the light tapping of the stenographer ...
Global Forum on Nicotine Remains Crucial to Harm Reduction
The Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN) has just been held for the 10th time. ...
Do Any Other Meth Users Find These Labels Pretty Arbitrary?
If any of you use stimulants and have a particularly good system for waking ...
How to End Stigma in Hospitals Against People Who Use Drugs?
In 2020, Ronald Richardson and his friends who used drugs in Philadelphia began noticing ...
NC Medical Marijuana Bill in Flux as Senator Bulldozes Path Through GOP
A Republican North Carolina senator is making it clear that he intends to see ...
As Blake Decision Expires, New WA Drug Law Ushers in Two-Tier System
On July 1, as Washington State’s embattled “Blake decision” expires, a new drug possession ...
