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  We Already Know That Harder Law Enforcement Leads to Harder Drugs. It Also Leads to More Numerous Overdose Deaths.

  acsh.org - Jeffrey Singer

  Economists and policy analysts have long understood that enforcing drug prohibition indirectly increases the drug overdose rate. Now there’s …

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  9 hours ago

  "Oppressive" diagnostic labels – an ethical dilemma

  acsh.org - Chuck Dinerstein, MD, MBA

  “As the field of transgender health care has transitioned from pathologizing patients to a gender-affirming and patient-centered model and from an …

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  10 hours ago

  Paratek and Destiny. The end has finally arrived.

  acsh.org - David Shlaes

  Paratek, an antibiotic biotech first established in 1996 has finally met its end. Its story is long, sad, predictable, predicted and its end …

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  The Birds and Bees Protection Act Would Bring Costly ‘Derogation Drama’ to New York

  acsh.org - Henry I. Miller, MS, MD

  New York State's legislators are about to place drastic restrictions on neonicotinoids ("neonics"), a popular, safe, and effective class of …

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  Smoke in the Big Apple: Be Very Afraid? No, Just Careful.

  acsh.org - Fred Lipfert, PhD

  The media have sounded smoke alarms throughout the Northeast this week, for good reason. We haven’t seen air this bad since the 1960s when heavy (and …

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  Podcast: Cannabis Causes Schizophrenia? Not So Fast; Pfizer's Weight Loss Drug v. Ozempic

  acsh.org - Cameron English

  A recent study linking marijuana use to schizophrenia attracted widespread attention. Now that the excitement has died down, let's take a closer look …