Pharmaceutical heroin. (Creative Commons)
Faced with Fentanyl, Is It Time for Heroin Buyers' Clubs? [FEATURE]
The BC Center for Substance Abuse is ready to go there.
Fentanyl
Denver will vote on removing criminal penalties for psychedelic mushrooms. (Greenoid/Flickr)
Chronicle AM: Denver Psilocbyin Init Will Go to Voters, White House Issues Drug Strategy, More... (2/4/19)
The White House belatedly released the National Drug Control Strategy, a Denver magic mushroom initiative has qualified for the May ballot, Northeastern marijuana legalizers are busy, and more.
The vast majority of drugs smuggled into the US from Mexico come through ports of entry. (Creative Commons)
Of All People: The DEA Demolishes One of Trump's Main Claims About the Border Wall
No, it's not going to stop drugs from coming into the country.
That's enough fentanyl to kill you. It killed thousands this year. (dea.gov)
The Year in Drugs I: The Top Domestic Drug Policy Stories of 2018 [FEATURE]
The good, the bad, and the ugly in the world of domestic drug policy this year.
The number of drug overdose deaths remains unconscionably high.
What's Killing Us: The Ten Drugs Most Implicated in Overdose Deaths [FEATURE]
Multi-drug combinations prove particularly deadly.
Fentanyl is now the leading drug implicated in overdose deaths, according to the CDC. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: Congress Passes Hemp Bill, CDC Report on Overdose Deaths, More... (12/13/18)
Congress has passed a bill to legalize hemp, the CDC issues a new report on overdose deaths, St. Vincent and the Grenadines legalizes medical marijuana, and more.
meet the law of unintended consequences (Creative Commons)
Study: Crackdowns on Heroin, Pain Pills Gave Rise to Fentanyl Overdose Epidemic [FEATURE]
The black market always has an answer. Too bad this one is so deadly.
Trump urges the Chinese to kill more drug offenders. (Flickr/Gage Skidmore)
Trump's Ghoulish Call for Even More Chinese Drug Executions [FEATURE]
It may or may not be good politics for the president, but it's definitely not good policy.
Prescription heroin--Washington Post columnist suggests it could save lives in the face of fentanyl. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: Denver to Expunge Pot Convictions, Columnist Calls for Prescription Heroin, More... (12/5/18)
A Washington Post columnist calls for prescription heroin, the federal hemp bill will apparently ban the participation of people with drug felonies, Denver joins the movement to expunge old pot convictions, and more.
The president was unclear on just what China promised regarding fentanyl and synthetic opioids. (Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: Trump's Chinese Fentanyl Flub, UT MedMJ Law Amended, More... (12/4/18)
There's a bunch of medical marijuana news today, and President Trump misstates a Chinese position on fentanyl.