drugs

Opioid epidemic: Biden’s crackdown targets oppressed

When President Joe Biden delivered the State of the Union address in front of Congress Feb. 7, among the many…

February 17, 2023

Philadelphia: Ban of nicotine sabotages drug rehab, harms users

What would you do, if you were an addict living with the constant agony of addiction? What would you do,…

August 19, 2022

Methadone clinics: ending stigma and social control

In the 1930s, the German company I.G. Farben was looking for a solution to the opium shortage and the company’s…

August 11, 2022

Big Pharma’s crime: profits from addiction

New Hampshire’s attorney general, John Formella, has launched a lawsuit against Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, RiteAid and other pharmacies for failing…

August 5, 2022

Safe consumption sites: End the war on people who use drugs!

New York City 2020. In the shadow of the COVID-19 epidemic are two others: the opioid and overdose epidemics. Since…

July 18, 2022

Commentary: Harm reduction must be accessible and free

In many areas of the United States and Canada, the illicit and prescription drugs being sold on the street now…

May 11, 2022

Philadelphia, homelessness and the opioid crisis

A spirited protest took place in Philadelphia’s Kensington area Aug. 11, with a large group of neighbors, concerned people and…

August 20, 2021