Massachusetts lawmakers have dropped plans to authorize overdose prevention centers. Despite support from the state's Senate, health department and voters,…
Over my 21 years of using opioids I’ve often joked to myself that I don’t have a drug problem, I…
A top federal drug official is calling for the government to move “away from criminalization” under the drug war, saying…
On July 2, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) more than doubled the number of states authorized to provide…
People who have already suffered a nonfatal overdose should be prioritized in receiving evidence-based care to reduce subsequent risk, but…
On July 19, the National Institute on Drug Abuse awarded over $4.3 million to InterveXion Therapeutics, an Arkansas-based biopharmaceutical company…
Swallow THIS: A Documentary About Methadone and COVID-19 is currently on tour nationwide. Marilena Marchetti and I made the film…
Washington Corrections Center (WCC) is one of the Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities in the Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC)…
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) wants to revise outdated guidelines for methadone clinics. The agency issued…
President Biden has released his budget request for fiscal year 2024, including funding increases for harm reduction programs. It would…