News in Brief How U.S. Drug Policy Looks to the Rest of the World Sometimes, to understand something, you have to take an outsider’s point of view. That’s why, to get perspective… Francie Diep
News in Brief A Tour of Contested Walls Around the World It’s not just Trump's proposed border: We live in a wall-building age. Francie Diep
News in Brief New Evidence That Obamacare Helped Millions of Kids Get Health Insurance A new analysis finds the rate of uninsured kids in America fell by almost half since the Affordable Care Act was passed. Francie Diep
News in Brief ‘Don’t Say Drug Habit,’ New Government Guidelines Suggest The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy is releasing a document outlining suggested language for government… Francie Diep
News in Brief One Last Thing: Sriracha If it weren’t so delicious, it would be passé. Americans can now find Huy Fong Foods’ Sriracha sauce… Francie Diep
News in Brief How Prescription Heroin Can Help Addicts Canada lifted a ban on prescription heroin last week, opening the door for the widespread use of a… Francie Diep
News in Brief The Scientific Paper a Sugar Industry Group Commissioned for $50,000 What’s a favorable scientific finding worth? Almost $50,000, apparently. That’s how much the Sugar Research Foundation, an industry-organized… Francie Diep
News in Brief The Instant Test That Can Tell Whether Users’ Drugs Are Cut With a Deadly Chemical Vancouver has begun offering users instant test strips to verify whether their illegal drugs contain fentanyl. Francie Diep
News in Brief Inside North America’s Only Legal Safe Injection Facility Addiction, Sharon David says, can seize you any time. Hers began in her mid-30s, after she had already… Francie Diep
News in Brief Here’s What Research Has to Say About Muslim Women Wearing Burqas In the wake of several terrorist attacks earlier this year, French Mediterranean cities began banning “ostentatiously … religious” beachwear… Francie Diep