Tag: naloxone
Why Overdose Deaths Have Fallen Here—Despite More Overdoses
Roughly 66 times every single day in British Columbia, someone calls 911 for a ...
Six Years Ago, My Cousin Overdosed. What Could Have Saved Her Life?
This is the worst phone call of my life. It wakes me before 7 ...
Canadian Pharmacist Punished for Grassroots Naloxone Distribution
An Ontario regulatory organization for pharmacists is cracking down on a grassroots harm reductionist ...
On a Mission to Show Up for Drug Users in West Virginia
In the driveway next to an old brick church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the ...
Why Peers Who Use Drugs Are Overdose Prevention “Heroes”
Harm reduction is increasingly being assimilated into the medical establishment. Yet some people who ...
Canadian Pharmacist Could Face Punishment for Giving Out Naloxone
In Ontario, a Canadian province with large rural regions, one pharmacist is no longer ...
A Visit to VOCAL, a Vital Hub of New York Harm Reduction
Four days a week, no matter the weather, people gather outside a door on ...
Watch: Cops and a Judge Demand Harm Reduction to Fight Overdose
The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) is a nonprofit organization of current and former ...
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 ...
