fentanyl

Fentanyl-Related Substances: Don’t Make Trump’s Policy Permanent

The vast majority (83 percent) of voters agree that the “War on Drugs” has been an abject failure. It has…

May 8, 2023

Activists Crash Texas Legislature Over Contrasting Fentanyl Bills

Harm reduction activists crashed the Texas State Capitol in Austin on April 27, protesting lawmakers’ combination of inaction and regressive…

May 3, 2023

Endometriosis Is One Reason I Use Fentanyl. Medical Stigma Is Another.

I’ve lived with chronic pain since I was 13. Endometriosis, wherein the sort of tissue that normally grows inside your…

April 21, 2023

Fentanyl Cut With Xylazine Designated “Emerging Threat” by Feds

On April 12, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) formally designated xylazine, in combination with fentanyl,…

April 13, 2023

US and Mexico Plan Joint Crackdown on Fentanyl, Illicit Gun Supplies

The United States and Mexico will soon announce an agreement to further target both the fentanyl and illicit gun supplies.…

March 29, 2023

“A Stable Foundation”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Suing Alberta for Safe Supply

There are many things that Ophelia Black, 22, would like to do. Going back to school, building a career and…

March 21, 2023

Kentucky Takes Steps Toward Decriminalizing Fentanyl Test Strips

A bipartisan bill in Kentucky would decriminalize fentanyl test strips. In early March, House Bill 353, introduced by Rep. Kimberly…

March 10, 2023

How We’re Building Collective Harm Reduction Power in South Carolina

Most harm reduction work plays out in legal gray areas, but in South Carolina that's all we know. There’s no…

March 2, 2023

San Francisco’s Proposal to Deport People for Fentanyl-Sales Charges

A San Francisco lawmaker wants to make it easier to detain and deport undocumented immigrants for fentanyl sales charges. Like…

February 16, 2023

Canada Claims We Have “Safe Supply.” Here’s What That Actually Looks Like.

I started injecting morphine in 2004. It made my face painfully flushed, and what people often experience as a prickling…

February 13, 2023