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Stigma by Association Is Driving Workers Out of Harm Reduction

Everyone knows about the stigma faced by people who use drugs. What’s far less visible is the stigma experienced by…

November 14, 2025

Inside One Hospital, a Discreet Project Fights Doctors’ Nicotine Bias

Medical professionals are badly misinformed about nicotine, with severe and tragic consequences for patients’ health. There are people working hard…

November 12, 2025

“Massive Milestone” as Vaping Overtakes Smoking in Britain

For the very first time, more adults in Great Britain are using vapes than are smoking cigarettes. New data from…

November 7, 2025

“Weaponizing Grief”—Experts Weigh In on Trump’s Continuing Boat Strikes

Yet again, like clockwork, “Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth boasted on November 4 about a “lethal kinetic strike” on a…

November 5, 2025

Death Toll From US Boat Strikes Now Exceeds 60

On October 29, the United States struck another boat in the eastern Pacific, killing four people on board. The attack…

October 30, 2025

Ireland Is Failing at Smoking Cessation. Now It Will Tax Vapes Hard.

On November 1, the Irish government will impose a tax on all vaping e-liquids, regardless of whether they contain nicotine.…

October 20, 2025

Government Consultation Amid UK Plan to Treat Vape Shops as “Unwanted”

On October 8, the United Kingdom government opened a consultation, seeking expert input on measures intended to help the country…

October 15, 2025

Is Venezuela Regime Change a Goal of Trump’s Drug-War Strikes?

On October 4, President Donald Trump addressed the United States Navy, praising its role in blowing up yet another Caribbean…

October 9, 2025

Malaysia’s Impending Vape Ban Poses Multiple Threats

Malaysia is set to ban sales of all vaping products, phasing them out by mid-2026. The decision follows a period…

October 7, 2025

Poppy Growing Shifts to Pakistan After Taliban’s Crackdown in Afghanistan

Afghanistan used to have the distinction of producing the opium for 95 per cent of the heroin on the European…

September 30, 2025