Tag: naloxone
My Husband Invented Naloxone, My Son Died of Overdose. Oregon Gives Me Hope.
On election day, voters in Oregon took a decisive and important step to stemming the tide ...
Where the Biden Administration Will Stand on Drugs and Harm Reduction
President-elect Joe Biden was a primary architect of the War on Drugs, with a ...
The Postal Crisis Exacerbates the Overdose Crisis
We are in the midst of what has been dubbed a “postal service crisis.” ...
Pennsylvania Now Lets You Get Naloxone by Mail
Pennsylvania’s health secretary, Dr. Rachel Levine, has issued a new standing order to allow ...
How Bars and Nightclubs Can Help Prevent Fentanyl-Involved Deaths
The adulteration of many drug supplies with the potent synthetic opioid fentanyl poses a ...
Narcan Inventor Condemns Indiana City Cops’ Suspension of OD Reversals
Some law enforcement organizations across Indiana have established policies that punish or prohibit the ...
An Indiana Police Dept. No Longer Reversing Overdoses During Pandemic
An Indiana law enforcement department has suspended police administration of naloxone, the opioid overdose ...
Overdose Prevention Is COVID-19 Prevention, Too
I heard a story last week of a man who was struggling with opioid ...
Naloxone Now Used as Evidence to Prosecute Indiana OD Victims
An Indiana county attorney and police chief are working together to prosecute people who ...
Utah Woman Heralded for Naloxone Save, But State Doesn’t Fund Distribution
The man is lying on a sidewalk, experiencing an opioid overdose. You recognize the ...
