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November 6, 2023 – Lawmakers Seek to Overrule Cops’ Medical Decision, and Follow Addiction Doctors' Advice
October 26, 2023 – Decongestant in Your Medicine Cabinet Probably Doesn't Work, Says FDA. So Now What?
October 18, 2023 – Menthol Tobacco Ban Appears Inevitable. Expect a Healthy Black Market, More Criminal Justice Inequities
October 11, 2023 – Governor Newsom Bars Californians from Self‐​Medicating with Psychedelics
September 20, 2023 – Will Oregonians Strangle Drug Decriminalization Right After Its Birth?
September 11, 2023 – Is DC Health Dept. Embarking on a Disinformation Campaign to Snuff Out Tobacco Harm Reduction?
September 1, 2023 – Marijuana Should Be De‐​Scheduled, Not Re‐​Scheduled
August 21, 2023 – Australian Study on Opioid Prescribing Is the Latest to Challenge the False Narrative about the Cause of the Overdose Crisis
August 13, 2023 – New York City’s 2 Overdose Prevention Centers Saved 1,000 Lives Since Opening. Will The Feds Reward Them by Shutting Them Down?
July 18, 2023 – All Birth Control Pills, Not Just One, Should Be Over the Counter
July 13, 2023 – FDA Finally Allows OTC Access to One Brand of “Minipill”—A Mini‐​step in the Right Direction
June 28, 2023 – Why Are Cops in Charge of Medical Research and the Practice of Medicine?
June 16, 2023 – More Evidence That Opioid Policymakers Keep Aiming at the Wrong Target
June 14, 2023 – The HALT Fentanyl Act Doubles Down on Denialism
June 9, 2023 – We Already Know That Harder Law Enforcement Leads to Harder Drugs. It Also Leads to More Numerous Overdose Deaths.
June 6, 2023 – New Underground E-Cigarettes Market Will Soon Begin Flourishing in Australia
April 13, 2023 – White House Declares Xylazine‐​Laced Fentanyl 'An Emerging Threat'
March 24, 2023 – The Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act: Good Step in the Right Direction. It Should Go Further.
February 9, 2023 – Senators Bennet, Collins Have Their Hearts in the Right Place, But Eyes on the Wrong Target
January 19, 2023 – Fentanyl Test Strips Save Lives, Yet Most States Ban Them As “Drug Paraphernalia”
January 9, 2023 – Is It Physical Assault to 'Expose' Someone to Fentanyl?
December 28, 2022 – Congress Made It Easier to Treat Addiction, but Harder to Treat Pain
December 15, 2022 – Americans May Finally Get Access to OTC Naloxone
December 5, 2022 – After Crackdown on a Pain Clinic, a Tragic Double-Suicide
November 8, 2022 – CDC Replaces Flawed 2016 Opioid Prescribing Guideline with Flawed 2022 Opioid Prescribing Guideline
October 14, 2022 – President Biden Makes an Encouraging Announcement on Marijuana
September 30, 2022 – Nitazene Overdose Deaths on the Rise—The Iron Law of Prohibition Cannot Been Repealed
September 15, 2022 – Drug Paraphernalia Kiosks in Kentucky Should Help Reduce the Harms of Drug Prohibition
August 30, 2022 – Modelers Predict Huge Wave of Overdose Deaths Will Soon Fall Upon Us
August 11, 2022 – Policymakers Are Stuck in a State of Denial about the True Cause of the Overdose Crisis
July 27, 2022 – 'Deja Vu All Over Again': Monkeypox Edition
July 1, 2022 – Eliminate Paraphernalia Laws to Reduce Overdose Deaths
June 24, 2022 – FDA is On a Quest to Snuff Out Tobacco Harm‐​Reduction
April 5, 2022 – Against Scientific Gatekeeping
March 10, 2022 – AMA Statement on 'Test to Treat' Does Not Align Well With Patients’ Interests
November 1, 2021 – New Research Fails to Show Link Between Marijuana, Suicide, and Mental Illness
October 21, 2021 – Call Law Enforcement if You Have a Medical Problem?
October 19, 2021 – Hulu’s 'Dopesick' Revives a False Narrative; Pain Patients May Suffer
September 28, 2021 – Why Does the DEA Wait Until Today to Issue a Public Warning About Counterfeit Prescription Pain Pills?
July 22, 2021 – Opioid Settlement Will Do Nothing to Change The Trajectory of The Overdose Rate
July 8, 2021 – DEA Takes a Small Step in The Right Direction By Permitting “Methadone Vans”
December 27, 2020 – Going After Scapegoats is Easier Than Confronting the Truth
November 23, 2020 – Evidence Pours More Cold Water on the False Narrative that Prescriptions Caused the Opioid Crisis
September 3, 2020 – Some Politicians Remain in State of Denial About the Overdose Crisis
July 17, 2020 – As the War on Drugs Relentlessly Grinds On, Overdose Deaths Relentlessly Mount
July 7, 2020 – 'Drug Czar' Says Overdose Deaths Were Already Rising Before Pandemic and Now Are Spiking. The Ultimate Blame Belongs to Prohibition.
May 9, 2020 – Will This Novel Virus Revive Older Ones?
April 7, 2020 – An Epidemic of Red Tape
April 1, 2020 – Governors Discover One‐​Size‐​Fits‐​All Regs Can Be a Straitjacket. Same's True with Pain Prescription Limits.
March 30, 2020 – Should Hospitals Practice Better Social Distancing?