On May 24, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed a bill decriminalizing syringe service programs (SSP) within the state. The new…
Between stigma and bureaucratic challenges, accessing methadone and other medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) can be an uphill battle…
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Back in June 2020, the Dutch State Secretary for Health, Paul Blokhuis, announced that he wanted to ban all non-tobacco…
If you were an injection drug user in Plaza Midwood before 2015—before syringe service programs (SSP) were legal here—you probably…
A group of doctors defended themselves in a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the US Attorney’s Office for the District…
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George Floyd’s final breaths on May 25, 2020, gasping out “I can’t breathe,” led millions of people in the US…
Organizers at Rebel Recovery Florida say their slogan is simple: “We love you.” “We want people to know we understand…