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The Overlooked Benefits of Nicotine for Mental and Cognitive Health

With the rise of tobacco harm reduction (THR) products—including vapes, heated tobacco and pouches—nicotine has increasingly come under attack. Nicotine…

June 12, 2025

Researchers Expose “Serious Flaws” in Prominent Vaping-Harms Study

The continual battles over research relating to tobacco harm reduction intensified in May. Two papers, published on consecutive days, attacked…

June 5, 2025

Safe Supply Mirrors Methadone Outcomes, With Better Retention

Safe supply improved most health outcomes for people who use opioids as effectively as methadone, found a new study out…

May 28, 2025

Music Festival Attendees Embrace DIY Drug Checking Despite Barriers

As temperatures rise and music festival season kicks into gear across the United States, hundreds of thousands of people will…

May 22, 2025

Test Strips Do Tell You If Xylazine Is Present, But Prone to False Positives

Xylazine has emerged as a major adulterant in the unregulated drug supply in recent years. Initially common in certain cities…

May 1, 2025

Cannabis as Cancer Treatment Heavily Backed by Major Review

Cannabis as a treatment for cancer symptoms is heavily supported by existing research, a large-scale review has found. What's more,…

April 22, 2025

Refelonizing Fentanyl Had No Good Outcomes: Colorado Study

Increasing criminal penalties for fentanyl had zero impact on overdose deaths in Colorado and accomplished nothing good. That’s the result…

April 3, 2025

Replication Study Refutes Naloxone “Moral Hazard” Paper

Seven years ago, a deeply controversial paper claimed that states introducing laws to expand naloxone led to increases in opioid-related…

March 28, 2025

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 have stocked their shelves with the…

March 25, 2025

Do Pre-Existing Brain Structures Influence Early Nicotine Use?

Pre-existing differences in brain structure are associated with earlier substance use in young people, according to a recent study. The…

March 17, 2025