Tag: OPC
Lawmakers Omit Overdose Prevention Centers From MA Bill
Massachusetts lawmakers have dropped plans to authorize overdose prevention centers. Despite support from the ...
Baltimore’s $5.2 Billion Opioid Lawsuit Now in the Hands of One Judge
A Baltimore judge will soon decide the fate of a landmark opioid lawsuit. The ...
As OPC Opens in Rhode Island, the US Still Lags Far Behind
Rhode Island has made history by opening the United States’ first overdose prevention center ...
Ontario’s Unconscionable Supervised Consumption Sites Shutdown
On December 2, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada, passed a law that will ...
Safehouse Fights On for Philadelphia OPC With New Court Filings
The nonprofit Safehouse is fighting on in a legal struggle which has so far ...
For Black and Brown Communities, the Overdose Crisis Is Still Escalating
This International Overdose Awareness Day, VOCAL-US state chapters—VOCAL-NY, VOCAL-TX and VOCAL-KY—are taking direct action ...
Overdose Prevention Centers Are Health Care: Treat Them as Such
Nearly 300 people across the country die of a drug overdose every day. This ...
A Week to Ramp Up the Pressure for Overdose Prevention Centers
In 2022, over 100,000 people died from drug overdoses in the United States—more than ...
Providence, RI, Overdose Prevention Center Set to Open This Fall
Claire Macon in Providence, Rhode Island, has one of the rarest job titles in ...
