international

Cheered On by the WHO, Vietnam Tightens Total Vape Ban

On December 11, Vietnam passed an amendment to its Investment Law in order to prohibit all investment or commercial trade…

December 16, 2025

Pressure Builds on Hegseth for Killings of Helpless Boat-Strike Survivors

Democratic lawmakers are demanding that “War Secretary” Pete Hegseth release footage of a strike that killed two helpless survivors of…

December 9, 2025

“From Forest to Dust” Shows How Drug Prohibition Drives Climate Crisis

Drug prohibition is a driver of the climate crisis, outlines a major report by international researchers and policy experts. Both…

December 8, 2025

Ideology and Bloomberg Dollars Distort Global Tobacco Treaty

Once trusted to champion evidence-based public health, the World Health Organization (WHO) has slipped into an increasingly ideological stance on…

December 5, 2025

“Moral Bankruptcy” as WHO Opts to Maintain Global Coca Prohibition

The World Health Organization had a historic opportunity to ease a strict global ban on the coca leaf—a prohibition, campaigners…

December 3, 2025

“Ugly” COP11 Attacks THR, But Nations Avert Worst Damage

The World Health Organization’s 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11) to its Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) ended on…

November 26, 2025

“Clock Starts to Tick,” Amid Trump’s Venezuela Build-Up

The United States continues its heavy military build-up in the Caribbean, and continues to strike boats off the coast of…

November 25, 2025

Remembering Peter Krykant, Who Knew Harm Reduction Couldn’t Wait

It’s been a few months since Peter Krykant’s passing in June, at the age of 48. He hit the global…

November 20, 2025

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