As part of a Halloween-inspired campaign, the Australian Federal Police has released a series of ill-advised memes attempting to highlight the “lesser-known impacts” of illicit drug use. The campaign demonstrates a skewed and overly simplistic understanding of drug problems. It’s superficial, inaccurate and demonizes people who use drugs. People who use drugs are depicted as […]
The US could soon be the next country to launch an immunization campaign against the novel coronavirus after experts voted to recommend emergency approval for Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine. The key milestone comes as the world’s hardest-hit country logged nearly 6,000 virus deaths in 48 hours with its overall toll approaching 300,000. President-elect Joe Biden called the […]
Harm reduction strategies have proven effective for use of opioids, alcohol, and tobacco products. University at Buffalo and University of Michigan researchers say harm reduction techniques also have potential for cannabis users—but first, public health practitioners and organizations need to do a better job of making cannabis users aware of those strategies. Researchers assessed harm […]
Almost completely paralyzed by a terminal illness, 42-year-old Peruvian Ana Estrada says she is a “prisoner in her own body” and yearns to be legally allowed to end her own life. But Peru doesn’t permit medically assisted suicide, so Estrada is campaigning for a change in the law from the electric wheelchair in her Lima […]
