Marietta Armanyous Society, Culture, and Security

Part II: America’s War on (Imported Prescription) Drugs

$6,214 for one cancer treatment prescription? In Part II of this two-part series, Marietta Armanyous compares Canadian and American prescription drug prices, exploring why U.S. pharmaceuticals are so much more expensive than those of any other developed nation.

Marietta Armanyous Society, Culture, and Security

Part I: America’s War on (Imported Prescription) Drugs

America is cracking down on drug deals… even the good kind! In Part I of this two-part series, Marietta Armanyous looks at why the U.S. Senate voted against Bernie Sanders’ Drug Pricing Amendment, which would have allowed less expensive pharmaceuticals to be imported from Canada.

Isabel Zucchero Society, Culture, and Security

Canada, Fentanyl, and Safe Injection Sites: A Closer Look at Harm Reduction

Canada’s harm reduction efforts face new challenges with the onset of the fentanyl crisis. Safe injection sites have become a topic of debate among Canadian health officials and municipal governments, with no simple answers in sight.