Tag: naloxone
Overdoses Are Deadliest Within First Few Months Out of Delaware Prisons
In 2018, Delaware had the sixth highest number of overdose deaths in the country, ...
#ChangingTheNarrative—A Much-Needed Campaign to Improve Media Coverage of Drugs
On June 8, the Atlantic published a misleading story that suggests people who use drugs will ...
Why Drug Dealers Are an Under-Utilized Anti-Overdose Resource
Last year, a man in his 20s attending Electric Forest, a Michigan music festival, ...
Harm Reduction Is Growing in Scotland—But So Are Overdose Deaths
In November 2018, Scotland launched a revised national drug policy that prioritizes recovery resources, ...
Maine Hit Hard by Overdose Crisis, Yet Suffers Biggest Federal Funding Shortfall
Funding for harm reduction interventions in Maine received a much-needed boost on February 6. ...
New “Generic” Naloxone: Expect More Big-Pharma Sleight of Hand
It’s been less than two weeks since the US Department of Justice joined a ...
Newsflash: There Are Drugs at Coachella—Let’s Help People Use Them Safely
Coachella, the giant annual music and arts festival in California’s Colorado Desert, began April ...
Let’s Address Four Common Myths About Harm Reduction
The US has historically been resistant to supporting harm reduction programs for people who ...
Legal Syringe Programs Could Finally Be Arriving in Iowa
In Iowa City, Ben, a 26-year-old who has been using heroin for years, met ...
Inside Vancouver’s Drug User Union
The Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) is a member-driven organization that organizes ...
