Today, community members, leaders and lawmakers are holding press conferences across New York State to mark International Overdose Awareness Day…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul gave her inaugural address from Albany on August 24, one day after the drawn-out departure…
On August 10, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation (in two weeks, that is). Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul…
“You’re too well put together to be an addict.” I beamed at Jake’s comment, overwhelmed with relief. He squirmed as…
On August 2, the Biden administration announced a grant program to help develop better drug laws. It is awarding money…
Since 2018, the World Hepatitis Alliance has promoted World Hepatitis Day—July 28—with the hashtag #FindingTheMissingMillions. A global advocacy and awareness…
Not everyone goes to detox to become abstinent. People go for all kinds of reasons—reasons that may change from one…
Globally, 2019 saw 1.7 million new HIV infections, with 690,000 deaths from complications related to AIDS. There are now an…
Festival-goers in New Zealand were taking what they thought was pure MDMA. But days after ingestion, the drugs were leading…
[This article contains an image of injection wounds.] I had my first injection infection in the winter of 2020. I…