Tag: fentanyl
Biden’s “Safer America Plan” Involves Hiring 100,000 More Cops
On July 21, the Biden administration released its “Safer America Plan,” part of its ...
People’s “Purposeful, Rational” Reasons for Mixing Meth and Opioids
People mixing stimulants and opioids is not a new phenomenon. Mixing heroin and cocaine, ...
The Devastating Rise in Overdose Deaths of Black and Indigenous People
Overdose deaths among Black and Indigenous people in the United States surged in 2020, ...
My Overdose on “Benzo Dope” Was Part of a Current Wave
It’s hard to write a story about events of which you have almost no ...
Ohio Bills Seek to Decriminalize Fentanyl Test Strips
Ohio lawmakers are—slowly—considering legislation to decriminalize fentanyl test strips. On May 19, state Representative ...
Record High Overdose Deaths—Yet Again—in 2021, CDC Reveals
New provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that ...
CO Fentanyl Bill Would Fund—But Not Require—MOUD in County Jails
On April 13, the Colorado House Judiciary Committee approved a bill to re-impose felony ...
Vancouver Safe Supply Program Begins Prescribing Take-Home Fentanyl
Despite efforts to make medical safe supply programs in Canada as low-barrier as possible, ...
The US Gets Its First Free, Rapid Drug-Checking Mail Program
Traditionally, the conversation around US safe supply consists of saying that we don’t have ...
Give Fentanyl Test Strips to People Who Could Benefit Most
Go slow. Don’t use alone. Always have naloxone. This is the advice we’re supposed ...
