Drug Prices

Pat Bagley / The Salt Lake Tribune, UT Jul 18, 2019 Dig deeper

Robert Reich: The Majority of Americans Are ‘Radicals’

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jun 23, 2019 Fox News and Republicans label proposals they disagree with “radical,” or “socialist.”  But where do the American actually people stand? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cities Consider a Bold Approach to Counter Opioid Crisis

Clara Romeo / Truthdig Apr 8, 2019 Philadelphia is the latest to move forward with plans for what would be the first supervised injection site in the U.S., but hurdles remain. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Could This Be the Humane Housing Policy We’ve Been Waiting For?

Clara Romeo / Truthdig Feb 15, 2019 Housing First provides homes to the homeless, without tying eligibility to completion of programs for substance abuse. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Links Drugs, Violent Crime to Lack of Border Wall

CATHERINE LUCEY, JILL COLVIN and LISA MASCARO / The Associated Press Jan 8, 2019 His televised speech is laden with dark rhetoric on immigration but provides little to help break the shutdown stalemate. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

What Trump and Drugs Have in Common

Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch Dec 9, 2018 The president makes me feel like I'm back on Dexedrine, with all the usual liabilities and more. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

German Drug Company Sues Nebraska Over Use of Drugs for Lethal Injection

Ilana Novick Aug 9, 2018 Anti-capital-punishment advocates have an unlikely new ally in their fight against the death penalty: pharmaceutical companies. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Traumatized Teenagers Are Drugged Without Consent at Immigrant Shelters

Caroline Chen and Jess Ramirez / ProPublica Jul 20, 2018 Whether they came to the U.S. alone or were forcibly separated from their families at the border, despondent minors are often pressured into taking psychotropic drugs without approval from a parent or guardian. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

In Medical Milestone, U.S. Approves Marijuana-Based Drug for Seizures

MATTHEW PERRONE / The Associated Press Jun 25, 2018 Epidiolex, used to treat rare forms of epilepsy, contains CBD, a chemical ingredient found in the cannabis plant. FDA approval takes place in an increasingly complicated legal environment for marijuana. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The President’s Drug-Pricing Scam

Robert Reich / RobertReich.Org May 13, 2018 Donald Trump promised to rein in drug prices, but his plan does little but add another battering ram to his ongoing economic war against America’s allies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Amid Opioid Epidemic, ‘Recovery Activists’ Shape a Grass-Roots Movement

Sarah Freeman-Woolpert / Waging Nonviolence Feb 27, 2018 Led by people living in recovery or still facing addiction—along with family members whose loved ones died from overdoses—the movement is becoming increasingly organized. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Drug Policy From the Precinct

Alexander Reed Kelly / Hudson Valley News Feb 14, 2018 Jeff Kaufman joined the New York Police Department in 1980 because he wanted to serve his community. He left six years later because the state’s drug laws made that impossible. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )