Drugs Archives

02.07.2024 scatter plot graph depicting racial differences in street possession arrests before and after decriminalization efforts went into effect, comparing Black individuals with those of all other races in Baltimore, MD.

scatter plot graph depicting racial differences in street possession arrests before and after decriminalization efforts went into effect, comparing Black individuals with those of all other races in Baltimore, MD.

Decoding Decriminalization

Decriminalization can reduce drug-related arrests and improve racial equity, but it does not fully eliminate structural racism from arrest practices.

Fellow Adna Jaganjac

11.22.2022 Syringes on blue background

Syringe Programs Reduce Harm in Rural Kentucky

Syringe exchange programs can reduce new infectious disease diagnoses in rural areas, researchers determined from Kentucky Medicaid data.

Guest Authors Matthew Walton, Kailyn Conner, Cameron Bushling, Angela Taylor

04.16.2021 a group of mushrooms with red and blue lights

Psychedelic Public Health

Researchers' efforts are providing significant new evidence that psychedelics are some of the safest and most effective tools for combating the global mental health crisis.

Guest Author Mackenzie Bullard

06.24.2020 a group of condoms on a pink background

Sex and Drugs

We know from prior research that early sexual activity is associated with the use of intoxicating substances. However, it is not immediately clear why.

Guest Authors Richard Robins, David Angus Clark

10.30.2019 a close up of a cassette tape

How Hip-Hop Heals

Rafik Nader Wahbi reflects on leading hip-hop music writing classes at the Suffolk County House of Correction in their substance use treatment unit.

Guest Author Rafik Nader Wahbi

07.17.2019 a group of balloons in the sky

Health Equity

When a Pill Isn’t Best for What Ails You

De-implementing potentially harmful or rarely needed medical practices, devices, and medications benefits all of us, our families, and our communities.

Guest Authors Christine W. Hartmann, Megan McCullough

11.07.2018 Heroin, a lighter, and a straw on tinfoil

Undercounting Heroin

Heroin lasts in the human body for just a few minutes before being converted into morphine and other compounds. This complicates the task of a medical examiner trying to identify the substance that caused an overdose death.

Guest Authors Joshua M. Sharfstein, Isabelle Horon

03.12.2018 a pregnant woman holding her belly

Chemical Endangerment Laws Hurt Pregnant Women

Laws originally meant to prevent exposure of children to drug-related environments such as meth labs are being expanded to criminalize substance use during pregnancy.

Guest Authors Katrina Hui, Cara Angelotta, Carl Erik Fisher

11.09.2017 Policeman with a car at a DUI checkpoint at sunset

Does Undocumented Immigration Increase Drug and Alcohol Problems?

The debate on the supposed connection has far outpaced the research in this area.

Guest Author Michael T. Light

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