There is no doubt that, in the wrong circumstances, fentanyl can be an agent of mass destruction. In the last decade, the ultra-potent synthetic opioid has caused hundreds of thousands of Americans to die by overdose, shattering families, shortening life expectancy, and destabilizing the economy in the process. But is fentanyl a weapon of mass … [Read more…]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at blocking states from crafting their own regulations for artificial intelligence, saying the burgeoning industry is at risk of being stifled by a patchwork of onerous rules while in a battle with Chinese competitors for supremacy. Members of Congress from both parties, as well as civil … [Read more…]
President Trump is threatening to withhold funds from supervised drug consumption sites and potentially pursue criminal penalties against them, offering his clearest stance yet against the philosophy of harm reduction and marking a significant escalation of his rhetoric on substance use and addiction. The new position, announced in a Thursday executive order, pledged to end … [Read more…]
On May 23, the Trump administration issued an executive order titled “Restoring Gold Standard Science.” Using agreeable rhetoric, the order says that it aims to safeguard scientific rigor, prevent misconduct, and restore public trust in government science. But beneath this golden gloss lies a return to strategies that threaten to weaken federal science, dismiss scientific … [Read more…]
Amid ongoing anticipation over tariffs on pharmaceuticals, President Trump on Monday signed an executive order designed to lower regulatory hurdles and make it faster for drug companies to manufacture their products in the U.S. The move also includes plans to place more pressure on foreign drugmakers to comply with quality control inspections. At the top … [Read more…]