Elon Musk, purveyor of hate and misinformation, has lots of money to do things like buy Super Bowl ads. This video debunks his claims against USAID, so if his commercial comes on, turn off the set and watch this instead.

RT @PHLR_Temple: Nearly two-thirds of US states now have laws governing the prosecution of drug-related deaths as criminal killings, accord….

RT @NickKristof: I wish Biden would reflect on this debate performance and then announce his decision to withdraw from the race, throwing t….

After Matt Desmond showed the unfairness of eviction law, there was a surge of interest in reform. Data that @pewtrusts and the CPHLR released today indicates that debt collection law is also stacked against debtors and ripe for reform:

I just wrote a @theactionnet letter: Pennsylvania needs Syringe Services Programs!. Write one here:

New data and report (developed wtih @VitalStrategies) on state buprenorphine prescribing rules. Still a lot of unnecessary barriers .

RT @el_sabawi: The NYT will print just about anything these days including an article (not an op-ed) about how San Francisco's "culture" is….

RT @Gail_G_Scott: Addiction policy engagement by medical societies is so important. ❤️ this focus on ethics!! Great job @ASAMorg 👏👏(Also 👍….

RT @GJones_DrPH: Just, SO much work left to do in MA. In case you needed more evidence for how criminalization and incarceration is racia….

RT @maiasz: missed this when it came out, painfully near accurate

RT @city_health: This year, 67 of 75 cities earned a medal for policies improving access to high-quality Pre-K! . Learn how these policies….

Join @NASEM_Health & @theNAMedicine for a virtual workshop 1/30-31 on #HarmReduction services for people who use drugs. I will be talking about the history of harm SSP regulation. Register:

Our new paper shows that in-store verbal communications by staff may not comply with the legal limits on product claims or requirements for health warnings. This looks like a big loophole in regulation and compliance.

PLEASE spread the word and if any one -- a district attorney, say -- relies on this article to oppose Good Sam laws, or drug decrim, or the repeal of a DIH law -- let them know: that research has been retracted.

The main thing for now is that a study that purported to find harsh criminal laws were reducing overdose deaths was incorrect. The measurement of the exposure was flawed, so its findings on the effect cannot be relied on. There remains NO GOOD evidence that DIH laws help. 2/3.

There's a good story of the complexities of measuring legal exposures behind this: Retracted: Longitudinal Study on Deterrent Effect of Drug-Induced Homicide Law on Opioid-Related Mortality Across 92 Counties and the District of Columbia in the U.S. 1/3.

How science can help make, assess and amend laws better: Lessons from ‘legal epidemiology’ - via @TheLeaflet_in.

This is just plainly true, just like shifting to renewable energy ASAP and reforming the tax code to reduce going economic inequality. Let’s do it all.

RT @AmiDar: I am an Israeli Jew. This is probably the worst week of my life. And yet today of all days it bears repeating: the only way to….