Tag: fentanyl
CA Proposes “Treatment-Mandated Felony” Sentence for Drug Possession
In 2014, California voters passed a ballot initiative that punished most drug possession and ...
The Prison Mail Bans Aren’t About Fentanyl. They’re About Understaffing.
On September 19, Senator Robert Casey (D-PA) introduced legislation that would require the Federal ...
Oregon Drug Decrim Did Not Increase Overdose Deaths, Analysis Shows
A new study found that drug decriminalization in Oregon did not cause an increase ...
Festival Drug Checking Services Still Too Often Sidelined
It’s a scorching July day in British Columbia, at Bass Coast festival, and there ...
Fentanyl Doomsday Prepping
On August 26, pharmaceutical manufacturer Indivior announced that it had begun supplying the Biomedical ...
The Casualties of the “Passive Drug Exposure” Myth
In early August, 11 New York State corrections officers (COs) were at the scene ...
The Headlines Doing Fentanyl Math Will Always Be Wrong
Back when I was at the science desk at Newsweek, they used to bring ...
SAMHSA’s National Drug Use Survey Still Has a Fentanyl Problem
On July 30, the Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration released its annual ...
Georgia Enacts New Fentanyl Penalties, Naloxone Access (Sort of) in Schools
More than 100 new laws took effect in Georgia on July 1. Though only ...
FEND Act Against Fentanyl Trafficking Could Worsen Overdose Crisis
As harm reduction efforts around the United States face intense backlash, politicians are doubling ...
