Tag: healthcare
People Who Use Drugs Are Still Dying From Preventable Hepatitis A
Since an initial outbreak in Michigan in August 2016, hepatitis A (HAV) continues to ...
Eurasian States Pouring Money Into Incarceration, Not Harm Reduction
Harm reduction funding around the world is stalling. By extension, harm reductionists in Eastern ...
Why We Fail to Maximize the Benefits of Methadone and Buprenorphine
Medication for anything only works if the patient takes enough. This is emphatically true ...
Bernie Sanders Backs #BreakThePatent Fight for Universal PrEP Access
The fight for universal access to PrEP medication for HIV prevention was picked up ...
Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome, Without the Hype
Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) is nothing new, but nonetheless lacks a diagnosis code. This ...
The Justice Gap: Trump Budget Attack on Legal Aid Orgs Targets Drug Users, HIV-Positive People
Many of the policies peddled by the Trump administration sound like a broken record. ...
Medical Marijuana Is Legal In Arizona–But This County Attorney Still Prosecutes Patients
Living in Yavapai County, Arizona, a jurisdiction smack-dab in the middle of the Southwestern ...
How Helpful—Or Harmful—Are Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs?
Before admitting new patients to his practice, Dr. Miguel Diaz checks their prescription history. ...
To Address Addiction, Confront Racism in Our Health and Justice Systems
It’s widely documented that decades of punitive criminal justice and drug policies have led ...
Three Takeaways From a Key Gathering of Health Justice Advocates
On April 3, criminal justice reform activists, harm reductionists, policymakers, service providers and clinicians ...
