Vaping Works Better Than Nicotine Patches for Pregnant Smokers
A new study published in Nature Medicine found that pregnant smokers were more likely ...
Judge Orders County to Offer OUD Meds to All Jailed Patients, in US First
A New York district judge has ordered upstate Jefferson County to offer medication for ...
Massachusetts Moves Toward a Fairer Marijuana Legalization Model
On May 18, the Massachusetts House finally answered the calls of cannabis advocates, passing ...
Ohio Bills Seek to Decriminalize Fentanyl Test Strips
Ohio lawmakers are—slowly—considering legislation to decriminalize fentanyl test strips. On May 19, state Representative ...
Traumatized Veterans Who Use Drugs Left to Suffer in Prison
About seven years ago, the Tennessee private prison where I’ve been incarcerated for the ...
Alabama Medicaid Under Fire for Denying Drug Users Hep C Cure
On May 9, the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) and AIDS ...
The Methadone Clinic System Needs Abolition, Not a Tepid Reform Bill
Peter Vanderkloot’s groundbreaking article—Methadone: Medicine, Harm Reduction or Social Control—hit me hard. As a ...
Criticism as Brian King Named Director of FDA Center for Tobacco Products
Brian King, currently a higher-up at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...
Is the “Progressive Prosecutor” Movement on Its Last Legs?
Once upon a time, Milwaukee elected Frank Zeidler, the last socialist mayor of a ...
FDA Accused of Spreading Misinformation at E-Cigarette Summit
The annual E-Cigarette Summit in Washington, DC, is perhaps the most eclectic conference in ...
