Alexander Lekhtman

A lawsuit accuses a New York county jail of repeatedly denying a man held there his medication for opioid use disorder (OUD), forcing him into painful withdrawal.

S an Francisco recorded slowly decreasing overdose deaths over the first three months of 2024, according to new data. But how much optimism can we take from this?

Activists have gathered in Washington, DC to demand that Congress and President Biden take action to legalize marijuana federally and ...

N ew York's long-promised crackdown on unregulated cannabis sales is coming into focus.

A n Arizona-based nonprofit has reached the first federal settlement that will exempt ayahuasca from the United States Controlled Substances

A new report indicates that syringe service programs (SSP) are spreading in Kentucky, and far more peolpe are using them.

C olorado lawmakers have been working on a bill that psychedelic advocates warn would result in a social media ban on any content related to psychedelics, as well as increased criminalization around drugs.

J osé Raúl Mulino, a lawyer and former security minister of Panama who stumbled into the presidency after a tumultuous campaign, is renewing his pledge to shut down the Darién Gap.

N ew provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that fewer people in the United States died of overdose in 2023, compared to 2022.

Lawmakers in Pueblo, Colorado, have decided to end sterile syringe provision in the city. Two local providers will now have ...