<p>Fentanyl Pipeline: How a Chinese Prison Helped Fuel a Deadly Drug Crisis in the United States<br>—</p><p>While China enforces strict laws against domestic drug trafficking, state-supported companies have openly shipped fentanyl to the U.S., investigators say. One prison-owned chemical company boasted online: “100% of our shipments will clear customs.”<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/china-fentanyl-prison-yafeng-illegal-drug-trade?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/china-fentanyl-prison-yafeng-illegal-drug-trade?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/chi</span><span class="invisible">na-fentanyl-prison-yafeng-illegal-drug-trade?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#China</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/prison/" rel="tag">#Prison</a></p>
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<p>Trump Pick to Run DEA Could Challenge America’s Already Tense Relations With Mexico<br>—</p><p>In 22 years at the agency, Terry Cole never rose to its top ranks, but he is a vocal supporter of the president’s goal of going after Mexican officials who are complicit with drug cartels.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dea-nominee-terry-cole-mexico-drug-cartels?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-dea-nominee-terry-cole-mexico-drug-cartels?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-dea-nominee-terry-cole-mexico-drug-cartels?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/mexico/" rel="tag">#Mexico</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a></p>
<p>Drug companies in the U.S. face few restraints on what to charge for their products. A bipartisan bill would penalize those companies that sell their drugs at higher prices than the average of the prices in other wealthy nations.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/why-americans-pay-more-for-prescription-drugs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/why-americans-pay-more-for-prescription-drugs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/why</span><span class="invisible">-americans-pay-more-for-prescription-drugs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/pharma/" rel="tag">#Pharma</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/cancer/" rel="tag">#Cancer</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a></p>
<p>The DEA Once Touted Body Cameras for Their “Enhanced Transparency.” Now the Agency Is Abandoning Them.<br>—</p><p>An internal email obtained by ProPublica said the agency made the change to be “consistent” with a Trump executive order. But at least two other federal law enforcement agencies are still requiring body cameras.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/drug-enforcement-administration-ends-body-camera-program-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/drug-enforcement-administration-ends-body-camera-program-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/dru</span><span class="invisible">g-enforcement-administration-ends-body-camera-program-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/bodycam/" rel="tag">#BodyCam</a> <a href="/tags/camera/" rel="tag">#Camera</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#Police</a> <a href="/tags/accountability/" rel="tag">#Accountability</a></p>
<p>Among our top stories of 2024: </p><p>Police knew she was selling fake Percocet but did not stop her. His mother sought the right treatment for his addiction but couldn’t find it. Two teens got caught up in a system unprepared to handle kids on either side of the drug trade.</p><p><a href="https://propub.li/3C3J6MV" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/3C3J6MV</a></p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/teen/" rel="tag">#Teen</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/addiction/" rel="tag">#Addiction</a> <a href="/tags/trauma/" rel="tag">#Trauma</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#Police</a></p>
<p>From our magazine: Over 72 hours, Austin police reported more than 70 overdose calls. Records from Travis County, which includes most of Austin, and neighboring Williamson County indicate that as many as 12 may have died. The culprit: a bad batch of crack cocaine. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-war-on-drug-users-austin-overdose-disaster/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/texas-war-on-drug-users-austin-overdose-disaster/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/texas-wa</span><span class="invisible">r-on-drug-users-austin-overdose-disaster/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/warondrugs/" rel="tag">#WarOnDrugs</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#drugs</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/criminaljustice/" rel="tag">#CriminalJustice</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> <a href="/tags/addiction/" rel="tag">#addiction</a></p>
<p>Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs<br>—</p><p>A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-drug-loophole-sun-pharma?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fda-drug-loophole-sun-pharma?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fda</span><span class="invisible">-drug-loophole-sun-pharma?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/pharma/" rel="tag">#Pharma</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>ProPublica has sued the FDA, accusing the agency of withholding information about the safety and availability of generic drugs critical to millions of Americans.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-fda-lawsuit-drug-safety?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/propublica-fda-lawsuit-drug-safety?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/pro</span><span class="invisible">publica-fda-lawsuit-drug-safety?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a></p>
<p>When Joe DeMayo’s donated kidney started to fail earlier than expected, he didn’t know that the drug he was taking could’ve left him vulnerable — and that one of the most formidable drug regulators in the world may have failed to protect him.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-tacrolimus-kidney-transplant-patient?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fda-tacrolimus-kidney-transplant-patient?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fda</span><span class="invisible">-tacrolimus-kidney-transplant-patient?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/kidneydonation/" rel="tag">#KidneyDonation</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a></p>
<p>The FDA allowed into the United States at least 150 drugs or their ingredients made at banned factories that were found to have mold, foul water, dirty labs or fraudulent testing protocols.</p><p>Key takeaways of our investigation:<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-drug-safety-foreign-manufacturers-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fda-drug-safety-foreign-manufacturers-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fda</span><span class="invisible">-drug-safety-foreign-manufacturers-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/pharma/" rel="tag">#Pharma</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/lab/" rel="tag">#Lab</a></p>
<p>One former senior official called it “mind-boggling” that the Drug Enforcement Administration is “just getting orders saying, ‘This is what Stephen Miller wants and you’ve got to give it to us.’”</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/stephen-miller-trump-dhs-fbi-doj-war-on-drugs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/stephen-miller-trump-dhs-fbi-doj-war-on-drugs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ste</span><span class="invisible">phen-miller-trump-dhs-fbi-doj-war-on-drugs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/whitehouse/" rel="tag">#WhiteHouse</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#DHS</a> <a href="/tags/fbi/" rel="tag">#FBI</a> <a href="/tags/stephenmiller/" rel="tag">#StephenMiller</a></p>
<p>The FDA Finally Visited an Indian Drug Factory Linked to U.S. Deaths. It Found Problems.<br>—</p><p>The inspection comes after a ProPublica investigation revealed that drugs made at the Glenmark Pharmaceuticals plant accounted for an outsized share of U.S. recalls for pills that didn’t dissolve properly and could harm people.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/glenmark-pharmaceuticals-recalls-fda-inspection?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/glenmark-pharmaceuticals-recalls-fda-inspection?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/gle</span><span class="invisible">nmark-pharmaceuticals-recalls-fda-inspection?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/india/" rel="tag">#India</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a></p>
<p>With deep job cuts at the FDA, inspectors say the ongoing strain could compromise policing an industry spread across more than 90 countries.</p><p>“Things will be missed, we are going to have a lot less safe drugs,” a former inspector said.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-cuts-drug-factory-inspections?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fda-cuts-drug-factory-inspections?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fda</span><span class="invisible">-cuts-drug-factory-inspections?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>The FDA found that Sun Pharma, which produces generic drugs for U.S. consumers, failed to investigate the source of bacteria found in test vials or promptly deal with damaged equipment that had caused drugs to be contaminated with metal particles.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-drug-inspection-sun-pharma?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fda-drug-inspection-sun-pharma?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fda</span><span class="invisible">-drug-inspection-sun-pharma?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/pharma/" rel="tag">#Pharma</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a></p>
<p>The FDA is cracking down on a generic drugmaker that was the subject of a ProPublica investigation last year, citing problems with safety tests that delayed the recall of a faulty medicine linked to deaths in the U.S.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-letter-glenmark-pharmaceuticals?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fda-letter-glenmark-pharmaceuticals?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fda</span><span class="invisible">-letter-glenmark-pharmaceuticals?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/pharmaceuticals/" rel="tag">#Pharmaceuticals</a></p>
<p>Again and again, the FDA tolerated substandard manufacturing at a Sun Pharma factory after the company promised to make changes, according to documents obtained by ProPublica. The medications kept flowing to the U.S. market.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-inspections-sun-pharma-drug-exemptions?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fda-inspections-sun-pharma-drug-exemptions?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fda</span><span class="invisible">-inspections-sun-pharma-drug-exemptions?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/pharma/" rel="tag">#Pharma</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/india/" rel="tag">#India</a></p>
<p>After a lung transplant, Hannah Goetz’s life depended on the generic version of tacrolimus, a critical drug to prevent organ rejection.</p><p>It was supposed to be equivalent to the brand-name medication — but the FDA doesn’t always ensure that’s the case.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-generic-drug-equivalents-tacrolimus?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fda-generic-drug-equivalents-tacrolimus?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fda</span><span class="invisible">-generic-drug-equivalents-tacrolimus?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/medication/" rel="tag">#Medication</a></p>
<p>The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did<br>---</p><p>Billions of prescriptions for generic drugs are filled in the U.S. annually. The FDA tests only a few dozen of them every year, its own records show, and it has largely dismissed warnings about contaminants, irregularities and other issues.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-generic-drug-testing?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fda-generic-drug-testing?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fda</span><span class="invisible">-generic-drug-testing?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/testing/" rel="tag">#Testing</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/medication/" rel="tag">#Medication</a></p>
<p>Senators Demand Names of Foreign Drugmakers Skirting FDA Import Bans<br>---</p><p>Citing a recent ProPublica investigation, Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., said they had “urgent concerns” about the agency’s oversight of foreign drugmakers and whether medications coming into the U.S. are safe.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/senators-letter-fda-drug-import-bans?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/senators-letter-fda-drug-import-bans?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/sen</span><span class="invisible">ators-letter-fda-drug-import-bans?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/pharmaceuticals/" rel="tag">#Pharmaceuticals</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>Today, ProPublica launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and what the factories that made them are like.</p><p>Here’s how to use it: <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/rx-inspector-prescription-drug-lookup?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/rx-inspector-prescription-drug-lookup?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/rx-</span><span class="invisible">inspector-prescription-drug-lookup?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/app/" rel="tag">#App</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/medication/" rel="tag">#Medication</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a></p>
<p>As we move into 2026, I want to be clear about where I stand. I support classic psychedelics like psilocybin, psilocin, Mescaline, LSD, and also cannabis, not because I think everyone should use them, but because I believe in the freedom of consciousness.</p><p>This isn’t a war on drugs; it’s a war on consciousness itself. The stigma surrounding psychedelics has been built and reinforced by decades of fear-based media and institutional control. Simply talking about these substances bout to send some people on the Fediverse into outrage, which says more about the conditioning than about the substances themself.</p><p>I am proudly pro-psychedelics. For those struggling with depression, PTSD, or deep emotional wounds, these tools, when used with respect and proper guidance, can offer genuine healing. They can also serve as a way for anyone seeking to explore the layers of their own ego and understand themselves on a deeper level.</p><p>But as we know, society and cultures often treat altered states of mind as something dangerous, when in reality, they are among humanity’s oldest pathways to growth, connection, and awakening.</p><p>For reference, I celebrate Bicycle Day every year (4/19), and you can learn more about its history and meaning here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InD5_Ml1OxQ" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=InD5_Ml1OxQ"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=InD5_M</span><span class="invisible">l1OxQ</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/psychedelics/" rel="tag">#Psychedelics</a> <a href="/tags/psychedelic/" rel="tag">#Psychedelic</a> <a href="/tags/psychedelia/" rel="tag">#Psychedelia</a> <a href="/tags/lsd/" rel="tag">#LSD</a> <a href="/tags/psilocybin/" rel="tag">#Psilocybin</a> <a href="/tags/psilocin/" rel="tag">#Psilocin</a> <a href="/tags/weed/" rel="tag">#Weed</a> <a href="/tags/canabis/" rel="tag">#Canabis</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a></p>
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<p>Her Parenting Time Was Restricted After a Positive Drug Test. By Federal Standards, It Would've Been Negative.<br>---</p><p>Child welfare systems vary widely in what they count as a positive drug test. One state’s level is so low that Air Force pilots can fly with up to 400 times more opiates in their system.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/drug-testing-thresholds-child-welfare?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/drug-testing-thresholds-child-welfare?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/dru</span><span class="invisible">g-testing-thresholds-child-welfare?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/hospital/" rel="tag">#Hospital</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/testing/" rel="tag">#Testing</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a></p>
<p>Is Your Medication Made in a Contaminated Factory? The FDA Won’t Tell You.<br>---</p><p>The agency’s decision to conceal drug names on inspection reports has prevented doctors, pharmacists and patients from knowing whether medications made overseas are tainted by manufacturing failures that could make them ineffective or unsafe.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-hides-drug-names-contaminated-factories?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fda-hides-drug-names-contaminated-factories?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fda</span><span class="invisible">-hides-drug-names-contaminated-factories?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/manufacturing/" rel="tag">#Manufacturing</a></p>
<p>Senators Propose Sweeping Changes to Generic Drug Oversight<br>---</p><p>Citing a ProPublica investigation, lawmakers are calling on the FDA to conduct more drug testing and to alert hospitals and other purchasers when foreign manufacturers with safety failures are given a special pass to send their products to the U.S.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/lawmakers-propose-changes-drug-oversight-fda?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/lawmakers-propose-changes-drug-oversight-fda?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/law</span><span class="invisible">makers-propose-changes-drug-oversight-fda?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/senate/" rel="tag">#Senate</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a></p>
<p>Last month, we released Rx Inspector, a groundbreaking tool that lets you find the factories where your generic drugs were manufactured.</p><p>See the never-before-released data that ties everything together.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/rx-inspector-generic-drugs-data?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/rx-inspector-generic-drugs-data?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/rx-</span><span class="invisible">inspector-generic-drugs-data?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a></p>