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Three Takeaways From a Key Gathering of Health Justice Advocates

On April 3, criminal justice reform activists, harm reductionists, policymakers, service providers and clinicians gathered in an auditorium at New…

April 4, 2019

We Need More Focus on How the Drug War Attacks Parents of Color

It would be hard to dispute that the War on Drugs, instigated by President Nixon in 1971, has deliberately targeted…

March 28, 2019

It’s Time to Reject the Racist “Drug Dealer” Stereotype

One night in 1995, Aron Tuff (above), a veteran dealing with back pain, was gathered with friends in one of…

March 19, 2019

“Yellow Peril”—How Blaming China for Fentanyl Continues a Racist Legacy

As the overdose crisis roars on, various stakeholders seek to assign blame for these mostly preventable deaths. Harm reductionists point…

March 11, 2019

A Ban on Smoking and Vaping in Cars With Minors Will Have Racist Consequences

On a main city street in Auckland, New Zealand last month, two women staged a protest against police inaction over…

March 5, 2019

Mississippi’s Warring Prosecutors Leave the Door Open to Hope

Two incredibly powerful prosecutors, sworn enemies, live in the same small Southern capital of Jackson, Mississippi—a state which has a…

March 4, 2019

Will Women of Color Leading Nonprofits Drive Deeper Equity?

  The reign of the middle-aged white man is over,” declared House of Cards President Claire Underwood in a steely-eyed…

February 28, 2019

Meet the New Coalition Fighting to Decriminalize Sex Work

Across the street from the headquarters of the New York Police Department, dozens of organizers, joined by politicians and supporters,…

February 26, 2019

How the FDA’s Proposed Menthols Ban Could Harm Black Communities

Bad experiences with law enforcement are often cumulative: The more negative interactions one has with the police early in life, the higher…

February 25, 2019

This Black History Month (and All Year Long), Stop Ignoring Black Drug Policy Reformers

Last year, the New York Times published a piece asking "30 experts to think big, but realistically, about solutions [...]…

February 21, 2019