Tag: science

    Secret Shoppers Struggle to Buy Naloxone, Syringes at Texas Pharmacies

    Since the Food and Drug Administration approved over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone in 2023, pharmacies nationwide ...

    Do Pre-Existing Brain Structures Influence Early Nicotine Use?

    Pre-existing differences in brain structure are associated with earlier substance use in young people, ...

    Vape Scaremongering: The Science-to-Media Pipeline 

    It’s a scenario that has become all too familiar. Tobacco harm reduction experts recently ...

    Community “Bad Batch” Alerts Contrast With Algorithmic OD Prevention

    In 2020, Ohio-based nonprofit the SOAR Initiative launched a pioneering “bad batch” alert system. ...

    “It’s Very Real”—Harm Reduction Research Facing DOGE Funding Cuts

    As Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) take a chainsaw to federal ...

    Our Study Spotlights How Vaping Can Reduce Health Disparities

    Nicotine vaping can significantly reduce health inequalities for low-income and Indigenous communities, suggests a ...

    What’s in the Drug “Strips” Common in Prisons and Jails?

    Over the past year, prisons in several states have banned physical mail for incarcerated ...