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Psychedelics Take the TED Talk Stage for the First Time

Preparing for this talk has been scarier for me than preparing for LSD therapy," began Rick Doblin, the founder and…

July 11, 2019

Almost 80 Percent of Heroin Users in Boston, Baltimore Would Visit Safe Consumption Sites

A large majority of people who use opioids in three coastal cities would utilize safe consumption spaces if they were…

July 8, 2019

Denial of Nicotine Health Information Is a Breach of Human Rights

Access to accurate health information about nicotine and products that contain it is a human right. A tobacco harm reduction…

June 27, 2019

Harm Production: Ontario’s Brutal Cuts Add Fuel to the Overdose Fire

Viewed from the United States, Canada’s comparatively liberal social mores and universal healthcare would seem to set the stage for…

June 11, 2019

People Who Use Drugs Are Still Dying From Preventable Hepatitis A

Since an initial outbreak in Michigan in August 2016, hepatitis A (HAV) continues to flare up across the country, according…

June 5, 2019

NYC Rolls Out Encouraging Fentanyl Campaign—But Why No Mention of Drug Checking?

Announced on May 28, New York City will soon roll out a public education campaign about fentanyl. Encouragingly, it aims…

May 30, 2019

Architect of Philippines Drug War Elected to Senate on Death Penalty Platform

A slate of allies of far-right President Rodrigo Duterte were elected to the Philippines Senate in the country's midterm elections…

May 15, 2019

Pain Patients Like Me Are Rising Up Against Discrimination and Suffering

If it were up to me, it’s unlikely I would be sitting down to write about my life with chronic…

May 13, 2019

Portland Is No Progressive Paradise—Just Look at Its District Attorney

On the surface, for a certain kind of person, Portland, Oregon has it all. It is extremely bike-friendly. It takes…

May 9, 2019

“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 decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms. By that evening,…

May 9, 2019