Health Care

Tell Pennsylvania: Use OxyContin settlement funds for the people

The opioid crisis of the 21st-century was caused by pharmaceutical manufacturers lying about the addiction potential of its products. The…

April 18, 2024

Stop attacks on harm reduction in Idaho!

Harm reduction is exactly that: a reduction of the harm that can potentially be caused by drug use. For some,…

April 12, 2024

Health care workers hold vigil for Gaza

Drexel University medical students held a vigil April 8 for the 485 health care workers killed by U.S.-supplied Israeli bombs,…

April 11, 2024

Abolish the methadone clinic system

There are many pathways to recovery from opioid addiction and misuse. One is the abstinence-only 12-step methodology;  another would be…

April 11, 2024

AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power: Militant resistance during the AIDS crisis

“ACT UP! Fight back! Fight AIDS!” These words were first uttered in March of 1987, by the organization ACT UP…

March 25, 2024

Stop stigmatizing HIV!

HIV. Three letters that spell dread for many. Even in the year 2024, people still feel that it’s a death…

March 20, 2024

Urgent call to action!
Demand medical care for political prisoner Leonard Peltier

The following appeal was issued by the Leonard Peltier Official Ad Hoc Committee on March 8, 2024. Dear supporters, Leonard…

March 11, 2024

Politicians attack harm reduction programs

It’s 2024 and people are still buying into anti-addict, anti-houseless politics in the age of the opioid epidemic and record…

February 26, 2024

After years of prison neglect, Mumia Abu-Jamal’s health deteriorates

Family, friends and supporters of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal are once again sounding the alarm regarding his deteriorating health. Recent…

February 22, 2024

Syringe Service Programs – an urgent need

In the early 1980s, an unknown disease was menacing the drug user communities in urban areas on both the East…

February 19, 2024