Tag: health care
GA Parole-Eligible Lifers Are Headed to the Private Prison Aftercare Industry
Of the 51,284 people currently incarcerated in Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) prisons, 7,937 ...
To Get Methadone in Jail, I Had to Hide It in My Prosthetic Leg
The first time I went to jail, I was using heroin as well as ...
Overdose Prevention Centers Are Health Care: Treat Them as Such
Nearly 300 people across the country die of a drug overdose every day. This ...
Mental Health Hospitalization in Italy Was an Improvement on the States
In-patient mental health care is regrettably often carceral to some degree. Any system built ...
Too Many Pharmacies Still Failing to Facilitate Harm Reduction
Pharmacies can have an important role in the prevention of overdose and other drug-related ...
BC Lawsuit Highlights Harms of Opioid Prescribing Crackdown
A lawsuit in British Columbia details how a regulatory body is allegedly “harassing” doctors ...
My Old Doctor Gave Me Methadone. Being Forced Into a Clinic Ruined It.
I lost my leg in a car accident when I was 15. A little ...
Few Medicare Recipients Getting Effective Care After Nonfatal Overdose
People who have already suffered a nonfatal overdose should be prioritized in receiving evidence-based ...
Wellpath, Fleeing GA Prisons Contract, Fails One Last Bid at Extortion
On July 1, three years into its nine-year contract, private health care provider Wellpath ...
Are We Ending Marijuana Prohibition Only to Criminalize Contraception?
The United States stands at a critical juncture: poised to decriminalize cannabis, but threatened ...
