On June 29, a group of agencies announced the “New England Prescription Opioid Strike Force” (NEPO). It will target physicians,…
A large majority of people in Vermont—84 percent—support removing criminal penalties for low-level drug possession, according to a poll released…
On June 29, simultaneous protests in Manhattan and Albany urged New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) to use her executive…
It’s hard to write a story about events of which you have almost no recollection. But as the days pass,…
On June 7, Vermont Governor Phil Scott (R) vetoed House Bill 728, which would have created an Overdose Prevention Site…
A new report published by the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, examines how federal and state drug “paraphernalia” laws…
British Columbia has become the first jurisdiction in Canada to receive the federal green light to decriminalize drug possession. On…
Over the past five years, five more states have passed drug-induced homicide (DIH) statutes, reflecting the country’s ever-increasing investment in…
Ohio lawmakers are—slowly—considering legislation to decriminalize fentanyl test strips. On May 19, state Representative Kristin Boggs (D) testified before the…
Peter Vanderkloot’s groundbreaking article—Methadone: Medicine, Harm Reduction or Social Control—hit me hard. As a social worker, I helped people who…