Tag: naloxone
How a Smartphone App Could Help Communities Respond to Overdoses
A smartphone app that activates civilian emergency responders to 911 calls has the potential ...
How Immediate Naloxone Access Is Going 24/7 in Indiana
The state of Indiana is dedicating tens of thousands of federal dollars to making ...
NYC Revamps Pharmacies’ Role in Preventing Overdose Deaths
New York City, like the rest of the country, is facing a historic overdose ...
Indian Health Service’s OD-Vulnerable Patients Aren’t Getting Naloxone
The federal health agency serving federally recognized tribal members achieved its goal of reducing ...
San Francisco Drug Users Face Soaring Deaths. Solidarity Can Sustain Us.
My stomach was churning frantically as I lay strapped to a gurney in San ...
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 ...
Harm Reduction “Satellite Sites” Are a Powerful, Underutilized Model
People who use drugs have been taking care of each other ever since people ...
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.” ...
