As military operations continue, the questions surrounding evidence, legality, and accountability are only likely to grow. By...
Drug War
Efforts to control drugs have a long history tied to changing ideas about public order and health. Examine the rise of the drug war and how prohibition has affected communities across national borders.
Fifty years after Nixon declared drug abuse “public enemy number one,” America’s War on Drugs remains a...
There was really only one big difference between liberal drug warriors and conservative ones. By Dr. Matthew...
The surge in violence in Ecuador “underscores the urgency of revisiting global drug prohibition.” The prison escapes...
Opioid addiction and abuse in the United States has become a prolonged epidemic. By Claire Klobucista and...
Many patients in the U.S. do not have access to adequate treatment for chronic pain as casualties...
Lecture by Dr. James Mills at the Museum of London / 03.18.2013 Professor of Modern History, University...
Nimbin H.E.M.P. Embassy – Image courtesy Flickr user Nimal Skandhakumar By Kevin Rennie / 12.07.2016 Many Australians...
If all goes well, after November 8, marijuana could be legal for medical or recreational use in...
There were 574,640 arrests for marijuana possession nationwide in 2015—outnumbering arrests for all violent crimes combined. (Photo:...
By Todd Reubold / 08.04.2016 Somsak Sriphumthong is on a caffeine-fueled mission. After years living and working...
It is the largest single-day granting of clemency in U.S. history. (Photo: IIP Photo Archive/flickr/cc) “Today’s action...
Tens of thousands of people every year are sent to jail based on the results of a...
A member of the Philippine National Police stands guard after detaining people as part of the “Rid...
Miles McEntee died on June 2, 2015 of a heroin overdose in the apartment he shared with...
It hurts. Back pain image via www.shutterstock.com. By Dr. Robert M. CaudleProfessor of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryNeuroscience...
Using medicines to stay awake? Scott Akerman By Dr. Lina Begdache Research Assistant Professor Binghamton University For...
Through industry and ruination, a human body and a landscape compose a life tenuously holding together. Occulted...
Last month, openDemocracy was in New York to meet the Caravan Activists, a remarkable group of men...
No one can deny that overprescribing and resulting addiction is an enormous problem, but let’s not allow...
Maine Governor Paul LePage (Republican) By Joe Clark / 04.21.2016 Maine’s Governor Paul LePage is a very...
Image Source: Neal Jennings, Flickr, Creative Commons By André Gomes President Barack Obama’s commitment to increased investment...
The signatories are urging UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to usher in “real drug reform policy.” (Photo:...
Eddie Sawyer, pictured here with his daughter, overdosed while waiting to get into treatment. (Courtesy of Eileen...
By Aaron Goodman Faculty, Journalism and Communication Studies Kwantlen Polytech University For over a year, I’ve been...
A patient drinks a dose of methadone at the Taipas rehabilitation clinic in Lisbon, Portugal © Rafael...