A Safe Place to Use Drugs: Lessons from Europe's Supervised Consumption Sites | The Fix

A Safe Place to Use Drugs: Lessons from Europe's Supervised Consumption Sites | The Fix: “People are always against harm reduction programs at first. But once they see the results, their views change.” - Frederick Bernard, Liege Chief Commissioner of Police

Ithaca Drug Users' Union: Changing Perceptions and Fighting Stigma | The Fix

Ithaca Drug Users' Union: Changing Perceptions and Fighting Stigma | The Fix: “We don’t discourage use, but we don’t promote it either. We encourage people to participate in whatever kind of treatment would give them a better quality of life.”

Losing Nanny: The Collateral Damage of Addiction | The Fix

Losing Nanny: The Collateral Damage of Addiction | The Fix: I can't help but wonder what could've been if my mom's addiction didn't suck up and spit out every relationship and person it touched.

5 Ways That Methadone Maintenance Treatment Changed My Life | The Fix

5 Ways That Methadone Maintenance Treatment Changed My Life | The Fix: When you’re an IV drug addict, you risk overdose, HIV, endocarditis and other infections, amputations, abscesses, and more. When I was stable on methadone and stopped using, these risks just disappeared.

5 Ways That Methadone Maintenance Treatment Changed My Life | The Fix

5 Ways That Methadone Maintenance Treatment Changed My Life | The Fix: When you’re an IV drug addict, you risk overdose, HIV, endocarditis and other infections, amputations, abscesses, and more. When I was stable on methadone and stopped using, these risks just disappeared.

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People More Likely to Try Cocaine, Ecstasy, Molly and Marijuana in the Summer People are more likely to try drugs including cocaine, ecstasy, molly and marijuana in the summer than in any other season, according to a new study. Read More New Policy Limits Alcohol, Tobacco and Vaping Content on Facebook and Instagram Facebook and Instagram will limit content about alcohol, tobacco and vaping and restrict sales of those products, CNN reports. Read More   Congress Holds Hearings on Juul’s Role in Youth Nicotine Addiction Epidemic Congress is holding hearings this week to examine Juul Lab’s role in the youth nicotine addiction epidemic. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Court Filing: Drug Makers and Distributors Didn’t Analyze Suspicious Opioid Orders A new motion filed in federal court alleges many drug makers and distributors did not implement basic systems to stop suspicious opioid orders, The Wall Street Journal reports. Read More Percentage of Smokers Trying to Quit Stays the Same In most states, the percentage of smokers trying to quit stayed the same between 2011 and 2017, according to a new government report. Read More Other Headlines of Interest FDA launches ‘Magic’ television ad campaign with magician Julius Dein to curb teen vaping (CNBC) For Years, Alcohol Was My Only Comfort. Then It Nearly Killed Me. (The New York Times) How racial inequity is playing out in the opioid crisis (PBS NewsHour) When the Law Says Using Marijuana Is O.K., but the Boss Disagrees (The New York Times) Teen’s Two-Pod A Day Juul Addiction Caused Massive Stroke, Lawsuit Says (Forbes) Internal drug company emails show indifference to opioid epidemic (The Washington Post) Florida ‘pill mills’ were ‘gas on the fire’ of opioid crisis (Associated Press) Revamped OxyContin was supposed to reduce abuse, but has it? (Associated Press) Opioid deaths are down. But challenges continue. (The Washington Post) How Legal Marijuana Is Helping the Black Market (Politico) The Four Ordinary People Who Took On Big Pharma (The New York Times) Opinion: Doctors and patients are flying blind as medical marijuana use rises, research lags (USA Today) The Real Difference Between Smoking and Eating Marijuana (The Atlantic) Flooded with opioids, Appalachia is still trying to recover (The Washington Post) Inside Shipping’s Record Cocaine Bust (The Wall Street Journal) It’s Getting Harder to Fire People for Using Pot (Bloomberg BusinessWeek) Mark Kleiman, who changed the way we think about crime and drugs, has died at 68 (Vox) NIH establishes network to improve opioid addiction treatment in criminal justice settings (NIH)

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