Public health authorities insist they are guided by science. But when it comes to nicotine, policy is driven less by ...

Overdose deaths in the United States dropped dramatically between 2023 and 2024, with decreases that far surpass what was ...

A senior Canadian bureaucrat struggled on the witness stand to reconcile past statements by the federal government with its ...

On January 27 lawmakers reintroduced the Prison Libraries Act, the first federal bill to establish and expand library ...

With research funding from the government, Marks and his colleague, Dr. Russell Newcombe, began investigating the effects of ...

In countries where nicotine vapes are generally available to adults, with corresponding reductions in smoking, youth vaping has again and ...

Multiple states have introduced legislation this January aimed at addressing accidental drug exposure in minors. Drug-related ...

B an flavored vapes and expect an increase in cigarette sales: It’s a familiar concept to experts who recognize the two as ...

Nearly 200,000 people in the United States are serving life sentences, and nearly half of those are eligible for parole. But parole is essentially a bygone era. More than a dozen states don’t even ...

A South Dakota legislative committee has rejected a bill that would have allowed terminally ill patients to use medical ...

As theories continue to emerge for the dramatic turnaround in overdose deaths, a new study indicates that it’s largely ...

In June 2025, Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) signed a bill that established a working group focused on the impact ...