Drugs Archives

04.30.2026 Two injectors dosing pens for subcutaneous injection of antidiabetic medication or anti-obesity medication hovering over a blue background. Yellow measuring tape around the injectors, suggesting weight loss.

Two injectors dosing pens for subcutaneous injection of antidiabetic medication or anti-obesity medication hovering over a blue background. Yellow measuring tape around the injectors, suggesting weight loss.

Health Equity

The Weight Loss Drug Revolution, Examined

Drugs can treat obesity. Structural change can prevent it. The most promising answers may live at the intersection of both.

Guest Author Shrutika Damle

04.27.2026 A public drop box for used needles, on a neighborhood sidewalk by a building. The box is bright yellow and bears the standard bio-hazard symbol.

A public drop box for used needles, on a neighborhood sidewalk by a building. The box is bright yellow and bears the standard bio-hazard symbol.

Mental & Behavioral Health
Substance Use

Naloxone, Needles, and the Neighborhood: When Evidence Meets Values In the Opioid Crisis

Can a community insist on safety without turning away from people in crisis, and insist on mercy without asking neighbors to accept chaos?

Guest Author Brandon Huynh

04.13.2026 Naloxone nasal spray from the emergency bag contains medication used in the recovery of an opioid drug overdose. Nasal medication from an overdose kit

Naloxone nasal spray from the emergency bag contains medication used in the recovery of an opioid drug overdose. Nasal medication from an overdose kit

When Counting Naloxone Supply, Count on Community

Naloxone can reverse opioid overdose, but the many ways that people access this life-saving medication are unaccounted for in most data.

Fellow Rylie Lillibridge

04.07.2026 Students walking across campus quad on a sunny day

Campus Safety In the Overdose Crisis

With more than 20 million students enrolled in higher education, colleges must treat overdose prevention as a campus‑wide safety imperative.

Guest Author Christina Freibott

03.23.2026 Close up photo of pills falling and piling up on a black background. Opioid crisis concept

Deconstructing the Opioid Crisis

OxyContin serves as a powerful example of how corporate interest can drastically shape medical practice and health worldwide.

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

01.15.2026 Side view of a teenager smoking cannabis in front of a black background

High on Relief, Heavy on Risk

Adolescents with mood disorders were more likely to use cannabis and become dependent on it than their peers without mood disorders.

Fellow Bernadette Carter-Salmond

10.16.2025 Stressed man hiding face behind hands in frustration and despair

Why Many Say No to Addiction Treatment

The most common reasons for avoiding treatment for illicit substance use were denial of a problem, concerns about privacy, and fear.

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

10.09.2025 Opioid crisis concept. High-angle view of a prescription bottle filled with pills surrounded by more of the same tablets

Safe Opioid Supply Leads to Better Outcomes

Safer opioid supply programs are effective strategies against the opioid epidemic, reducing overdoses, infections, and health care costs.

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

10.06.2025 Medical drug bottles and medication pills spilling out onto a pastel blue background. Top view with copy space. Healthcare, pharmacy, medicine concept

Medical drug bottles and medication pills spilling out onto a pastel blue background. Top view with copy space. Healthcare, pharmacy, medicine concept

We Need Congress to Get Serious About Lowering Drug Costs

Drug middlemen hold power over the prescription drug industry and Americans’ health. Reform is necessary to ensure they put customers first.

Guest Author Katherine O'Malley

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