Tag: fentanyl
Federal Funding Can Now Be Used to Purchase Fentanyl Test Strips
The United States federal government has taken a step to make good on its ...
Our Adulterated Supply: Underreported Complications for Opioid Users
When I began using heroin on the West Coast in the late 2000s, it ...
The Last Days of Heroin: Fentanyl’s Rise and the Pattern It Represents
Five years ago, British Columbia saw a change. People who use drugs in the ...
Ohio Students Launch Harm Reduction and “Bad Batch” Alerts App
A student-led nonprofit in Columbus, Ohio, has created a smartphone app that helps community ...
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, ...
CDC Recommends Drug-Checking Services Amid Historic Overdose Deaths
As the already-staggering death toll of the overdose crisis reaches historic heights, the United ...
Leaked FBI Report: Drug Sellers Practice Harm Reduction
The recognition that people who sell drugs can play a crucial role in reducing ...
I Recently Used Naloxone to Save a Life. Limiting Access Is Unforgivable.
One moment, I was dabbing off a smudge of eyeliner in front of the ...
A 10-Minute Training Can Eliminate Fentanyl Myths Among First Responders
The myth that fentanyl can cause an overdose through simple skin contact has been ...
“This Is Ohio”—Economic Pain and Harm Reduction in the Rust Belt
Jack Shuler watched the overdose crisis take a heavy toll on his hometown of ...
