Tag: fentanyl
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 ...
A Mother’s Day Dream, After Losing My Daughter to Fentanyl Overdose
Ordinarily, my wish for Mother’s Day would be to spend a bit of time ...
The Campaign to Call Fentanyl Deaths “Poisoning” Is Working as Intended
A basic concept of toxicology is that “the dose makes the poison.” Any substance ...
CBP Launches Operation Plaza Spike, “Next Phase” in War on Fentanyl
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun the latest iteration of its synthetic drug ...
FL Isn’t Really Criminalizing Fentanyl “Exposure.” It’s Punishing Possession.
Beginning October 1, Florida will consider it a second-degree felony to expose a first ...
New Hampshire Is Weighing Harsher Fentanyl Punishments
New Hampshire is weighing a series of bills that would increase punishments for fentanyl-related ...
