Tag: COVID-19
NYC Revamps Pharmacies’ Role in Preventing Overdose Deaths
New York City, like the rest of the country, is facing a historic overdose ...
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, ...
Ten Photos From 2020 That Reflect 2021’s Biggest Challenges
Few years in living memory have been as dramatic and distressing as 2020, and ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Worldwide COVID-19 Decarceration: A Lost Opportunity
COVID-19 has impacted us all, but people who are incarcerated have been among the ...
Pandemic Is Making Overdoses Deadlier, Research Shows
Nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the first available research has finally ...
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 ...
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 ...
