There’s a Drug That Can Prevent Nearly Every Opioid Overdose Death. How Easy Is It to Get in Your State?
Pacific Standard looks at naloxone access and Good Samaritan laws nationwide.
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Leaked Trump Budget Cuts the Nation’s Drug-Law Coordinator by 94 Percent
The Trump administration wants to cut the budget of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to $24 million.
Could THC Help an Aging Brain?
The main psychoactive component of marijuana protects aging mice against cognitive declines. Could it someday do the same for humans?
Six Studies That Refute the NFL Commissioner’s Claim That Pot Has No Health Benefits
Research has documented a wide range of positive effects from marijuana use.
America’s Heroin Supply Is Changing — and Becoming Deadlier
Fentantyl, the synthetic opioid nearly 50 times more potent than heroin, continues to spread across America. A powerful…
Assessing Trump’s Promises About Opioids
At a recent conference on prescription pill and heroin addiction, a parade of federal agency heads promised new projects—and support from the president.
Tom Marino Could Be America’s Next Drug Czar—Here’s His Record on Drug Policy
The Pennsylvania congressman has written some bipartisan drug laws while voting extensively against the Affordable Care Act. By…
When Surgery Leads to a Prescription Painkiller Dependence
How do people become addicted to pain pills? This question has taken on prime importance, as about two…
Five Things You Need to Know About America’s Fentanyl Epidemic
Fentanyl, the painkiller that’s more powerful than morphine, oxycodone, and heroin, has become an especially worrisome chapter in…
How States’ Medicaid Policies Expose Poor People to a Deadly Painkiller
Of all the prescriptions doctors wrote for opioid painkillers in 2014, only 1 percent were for methadone. Yet…