COVID-19

NYC Revamps Pharmacies’ Role in Preventing Overdose Deaths

New York City, like the rest of the country, is facing a historic overdose crisis driven by illicit fentanyl adulterating…

January 6, 2021

What Surging Fentanyl Use Among OAT Patients Says About the Pandemic

During the height of the COVID-19 lockdown in Ontario, Canada, the proportion of mandatory, routine drug screens imposed on opioid…

January 5, 2021

Ten Photos From 2020 That Reflect 2021’s Biggest Challenges

Few years in living memory have been as dramatic and distressing as 2020, and many of us were glad to…

January 4, 2021

Frontline Harm Reductionists Qualify for Early Vaccination—Will They Get it?

Frontline harm reductionists—including syringe service program (SSP) providers, peer outreach workers and hepatitis C testers—should be eligible for early COVID-19…

December 22, 2020

New York State Launches 24-Hour Hotline for People Using Drugs Alone

New Yorkers who are using drugs alone, and who would like someone to stay on the phone with them and…

December 10, 2020

Prisons in Four States Likely to Vaccinate Officers, But Not Prisoners

On December 10, a promising COVID-19 vaccine is in the final stage of review before it's green-lit by the Food…

December 10, 2020

Worldwide COVID-19 Decarceration: A Lost Opportunity

COVID-19 has impacted us all, but people who are incarcerated have been among the hardest hit. Calls for large-scale releases…

December 10, 2020

Pandemic Is Making Overdoses Deadlier, Research Shows

Nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the first available research has finally measured what harm reductionists have known…

December 8, 2020

In NYC Federal Jail, Medical Requests Go Unanswered for Months During Pandemic

At a New York City federal prison that’s recorded relatively few confirmed cases of COVID-19, medical requests made by incarcerated…

November 12, 2020

Inside the CDC Data That Confirm the Pandemic Is Driving Up Overdose Deaths

For months, media outlets including Filter have reported on a collage of anecdotal and local alerts from around the country…

October 22, 2020