Another way to promote brain drain in America 😠 www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

The Philippines tried this and it was ruled by the ICC as an international human rights violation. This is a dangerous plan. Draft Bill Would Authorize Trump to Kill People He Deems Narco-Terrorists www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/u...

The recent rhetoric around homelessness and SUD has been concerning. Thank you @nytimes.com for helping to clarify some misconceptions! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/h...

Everyday harm reduction workers put their livelihoods at risk. What can we do as a community to stop the harms associated with drug policies that fuel the mass incarceration epidemic? filtermag.org/tennessee-ha...

Definitely understudied!

President Trump signed into law bipartisan legislation permanently classifying fentanyl-like substances among the most dangerous drugs — an effort to increase punishments for drug traffickers and curb the opioid epidemic.

With this vote, Congress makes ICE the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency in history, with more money per year at its disposal over the next four years than the budgets of the FBI, DEA, ATF, US Marshals, and Bureau of Prisons combined.

“While Robert F. Kennedy Jr., America’s health secretary, makes a spectacle of his plans to make America healthier (a laudable goal), in actuality, the administration is kneecapping the very infrastructure that would make that feasible and is instead enacting policies that will compromise health.”

An interview with a terminated analyst at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: defector.com/an-interview...

Medicaid’s the largest payer of addiction and mental health services in the U.S. and used at higher rates in red states. Trump's budget bill put these communities at greater risk of losing these lifesaving services at a time when they’re needed most. www.statnews.com/2025/06/12/m...

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the man at the center of a legal maelstrom after the Trump administration mistakenly deported him to El Salvador, has returned to the U.S., Attorney General Pam Bondi said. https://trib.al/d3PBfr0

Help us free Paige! She is a wonderful PhD student and harm reduction worker in TN. Please donate if you are able www.paypal.com/donate?campa...

Harvard has just sued the Trump administration less than 24 hours after losing the ability to enroll foreign students. They are seeking a temporary restraining order immediately. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/u...

Super concerning news

US drug overdose deaths dropped last year by 27%, but experts warn federal cuts could threaten that progress

Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab

Thank you Jan Hoffman for featuring our letter in your story! @drugpolicynerds.bsky.social @chadsabora.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/h...

America is intentionally squandering our global scientific advantage by persecuting academics and researchers. There is beauty and wonder in the quest for scientific understanding, and we should be helping that curiosity bloom, not crushing it under jackboots. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...

This Open Letter from addiction and mental health experts was sent late Monday evening to congress! Major to SAMHSA, CDC and HRSA are unacceptable #fentanyl @jencarroll.bsky.social @chadsabora.bsky.social @brownpublichealth.bsky.social @defendpublichealth.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/05/13/n...

Justice prevails! www.reuters.com/world/us/tuf...

Go Baltimore Banner! @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

I am extremely proud to be a member of the Brown community 💛 www.brown.edu/brown-research

"All 7 test strips reliably detected the presence of xylazine, even at very small doses and under extreme conditions," reports Sydney Sauer of a new study. "However, they also frequently produced false positives when exposed to a range of common drugs."

Breaking News: Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia University student and organizer of the pro-Palestinian movement, was freed from federal custody on Wednesday after ICE tried to rescind his green card and deport him. nyti.ms/4iGIa0m

Let’s not lose the hard-won progress of the past four years. #naloxone is a lifesaving and cost-effective intervention 🙏 www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...

I love it when family and friends share interesting articles on #opioid addiction with me! Keep them coming! www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Van Hollen’s demand: Bring back deported Maryland father or I’m going to El Salvador www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

US quiet on mistakenly deported Maryland man, despite Supreme Court decision

A coalition of advocacy groups is pressing the Trump administration with an unlikely request: Use the U.S. DOGE Service to make methadone more widely available. www.statnews.com/2025/04/02/a...

“Medicaid is key to addressing substance use disorders and the overdose epidemic," an expert tells Alexander Lekhtman. "It’s the single largest payer of both mental health and SUD care.” Of 72 million Medicaid recipients, one in five have a diagnosed substance use disorder:

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

What really happened in Oregon #decriminalization www.cato.org/research-bri...

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