In November 2020, Oregon voters overwhelmingly passed Measure 110, which decriminalized possession of illicit drugs. Law enforcement can still impose fines up to $100 on a person caught with controlled substances, but the fine can be waived if the pe...
This fall, as senators, representatives, and the American people turn their attention to the torturous annual process of funding the government, another bill will be lurking in its shadow, waiting to be renewed. The Farm Bill is a one-thousand-page b...
Peter Neronha is the Attorney General of the State of Rhode Island, a role he has held since 2019. He has previously served as the US Attorney for the District of Rhode Island from 2009–2017 and as Assistant US Attorney from 2002–2009. Neronha is...
In 2017, the U.S. birth rate sunk to the lowest percentage in 30 years, prompting concern from labor economists and other groups. This drop can be explained by better family planning, as more and more potential parents have come to accept an undeniab...
In 2017, the U.S. birth rate sunk to the lowest percentage in 30 years, prompting concern from labor economists and other groups. This drop can be explained by better family planning, as more and more potential parents have come to accept an undeniab...
Obesity has been labeled a “silent killer,” a modern-day epidemic plaguing the nation. Diet-related disease is the leading cause of death in the United States – accounting for over 1000 deaths per day, it surpasses those related to tobacco, dru...
Obesity has been labeled a “silent killer,” a modern-day epidemic plaguing the nation. Diet-related disease is the leading cause of death in the United States – accounting for over 1000 deaths per day, it surpasses those related to tobacco, dru...
Organ donors, both living and deceased, play a vital and lifesaving role in modern medicine. Whole-body donors play a role just as vital, enabling scientific research and the training of new physicians. However, the legislation and government oversig...
Organ donors, both living and deceased, play a vital and lifesaving role in modern medicine. Whole-body donors play a role just as vital, enabling scientific research and the training of new physicians. However, the legislation and government oversig...
There is a fascinating irony about the way that humans go about constructing streets: Boulevard after boulevard is paved not for people, but for their cars, trucks, and buses. Our vehicle-centric transit worldview is so deeply ingrained that in the E...
There is a fascinating irony about the way that humans go about constructing streets: Boulevard after boulevard is paved not for people, but for their cars, trucks, and buses. Our vehicle-centric transit worldview is so deeply ingrained that in the E...
The opioid crisis is one of the worst public health emergencies ever to plague the United States. In 2017, 72,000 people died from drug overdoses, up from 63,600 in 2016. In addition to the devastating social and cultural effects of opioid misuse, th...
The opioid crisis is one of the worst public health emergencies ever to plague the United States. In 2017, 72,000 people died from drug overdoses, up from 63,600 in 2016. In addition to the devastating social and cultural effects of opioid misuse, th...
Congress recently passed an opioid policy package allocating $8.4 billion to address the drug epidemic that claimed 72,000 lives just last year. Although this number seems large, experts say it is only a fraction of the funding needed to stem the ti...
Congress recently passed an opioid policy package allocating $8.4 billion to address the drug epidemic that claimed 72,000 lives just last year. Although this number seems large, experts say it is only a fraction of the funding needed to stem the ti...
Physician burnout—not Zika or Ebola—is the next big epidemic threatening our health care system. Doctors in the United States are more burnt out than ever before, leading to emotional exhaustion and even depression, which harms the well-b...
Physician burnout—not Zika or Ebola—is the next big epidemic threatening our health care system. Doctors in the United States are more burnt out than ever before, leading to emotional exhaustion and even depression, which harms the well-b...
“I am an invisible man… I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids… I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. A matter of the construction of their inner eyes, those eyes with which they look thr...
“I am an invisible man… I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids… I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. A matter of the construction of their inner eyes, those eyes with which they look thr...
Beverly’s bipolar disorder began early, and successive crises built up from there. As her mental stability worsened, she saw no other option for relief than using—and eventually abusing—prescription narcotics, which resulted in the loss of her ...
Beverly’s bipolar disorder began early, and successive crises built up from there. As her mental stability worsened, she saw no other option for relief than using—and eventually abusing—prescription narcotics, which resulted in the loss of her ...
Indian Health Service (IHS), the federally-funded health care program for American Indians and Alaska Natives, is the primary source of health care for around 2.2 million Native Americans in thirty five states across the U.S. The IHS program is consi...
Indian Health Service (IHS), the federally-funded health care program for American Indians and Alaska Natives, is the primary source of health care for around 2.2 million Native Americans in thirty five states across the U.S. The IHS program is consi...
For rural areas across America long under siege by the opioid epidemic, a disturbing trend has emerged: Drug users are showing up in emergency rooms with rotting teeth, emaciated bodies, and erratic, violent behavior. These are the dark signs of meth...
For rural areas across America long under siege by the opioid epidemic, a disturbing trend has emerged: Drug users are showing up in emergency rooms with rotting teeth, emaciated bodies, and erratic, violent behavior. These are the dark signs of meth...
Donald Trump’s proposed budget for the 2019 fiscal year would make major changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Currently, SNAP recipients receive a budget each month to spend on an array of foods. But Trump instead hopes ...
Donald Trump’s proposed budget for the 2019 fiscal year would make major changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Currently, SNAP recipients receive a budget each month to spend on an array of foods. But Trump instead hopes ...