Tag: homelessness
LA County to Target Naloxone Distribution to Unhoused Residents
With a rising rate of opioid-involved overdose deaths among unhoused residents, the Los Angeles ...
“Devastating” West Virginia Law Could Practically End Syringe Provision
Over 1,200 West Virginians died of overdose in 2020, new data show—a 45 percent ...
Drug Users Welcome: An Oklahoma City Shelter’s Encouraging Approach
On April 6, Oklahoma City opened its only low-threshold night shelter for people experiencing ...
NYC Mayoral Forum Grills Candidates on Decriminalization and Overdose
Even before COVID-19 hit the city hard, New York’s elected officials failed for years ...
Unhoused Berkeley, CA Residents Struggle for Water During Pandemic
There’s a cruel irony to lacking access to quality water as the sky pours ...
A Guide to Lisbon’s Forthcoming Managed Alcohol Program
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, Portuguese officials have worked to ensure supports ...
Boston’s “Methadone Mile” and the Wars on Drug Users, Unhoused People
Four gentrifying Boston neighborhoods—Roxbury, Dorchester, the South End and South Boston—collide and form the ...
Homeless NYC Residents Grill Mayoral Candidates on Housing Crisis
The race is on to become the next leader of New York City, with ...
The “Secret Handshake”—A Program Gifting Cannabis to Unhoused People
For some people in Los Angeles’ homeless community, a dime bag of weed can ...
Lisbon, Portugal, Brings Alcohol Harm Reduction to Unhoused People
Around the world, unhoused people lost access to drugs they need to survive as ...
