At the height of her addiction to heroin, Tracey Helton Mitchell lived in an alley and sold her body. Now she works as an addiction specialist... An Addict, Now Clean, Discusses Needle Exchanges And ...

The ironically named “harm reduction” movement has done almost as much to hook addicts as the criminal drug cartels that sell them their fix. The movement’s advocates want to decriminalize dangerous ...

The first time we met Amanda at the east-side Detroit bungalow where she stayed, she reprimanded a woman for smoking a cigarette in front of us; she was concerned we'd end up with headaches. A short ...

Imagine a simple program local governments could undertake to reduce the rate of HIV and hepatitis transmission in their jurisdictions. The program would be inexpensive and have little negative side ...

In the wake of the bill’s passage, it’s disturbing to hear some elected officials promote the misconception that we prove we care for people who use drugs by arresting them. “This law says stick a ...