Tag: OPC
Remembering Peter Krykant, Who Knew Harm Reduction Couldn’t Wait
It’s been a few months since Peter Krykant’s passing in June, at the age ...
Judge Offers Baltimore $100 million for OD Crisis—Far Less Than City Sought
A judge has offered Baltimore $100 million for opioid abatement efforts in a landmark ...
Police in Ontario Increasingly Obstruct Harm Reduction Service Delivery
[Co-authored by Dylan De Marsh and Ann De Shalit.] Police in Ontario are ...
Burlington Plans to Open Vermont’s First Overdose Prevention Center
On April 28, the City Council of Burlington, Vermont, voted unanimously to approve opening ...
Canada’s Election Guarantees Grim Outlook for Harm Reduction
As Canadians head to the polls in the coming days, they will be faced ...
Will Minnesota, Which Authorized OPC, Actually Open Them?
Minnesota was just the second US state (after Rhode Island) to authorize overdose prevention ...
Scotland’s Overdose Prevention Center Up and Running: Will There Be More?
In January, Scotland opened the first sanctioned overdose prevention center (OPC) in the United ...
Last-Ditch Court Bid Aims to Block Ontario Consumption Sites Shutdown
People who use drugs and a service provider are fighting legislation enacted by the ...
OPC and “Paraphernalia” Decrim Bills Miss Key Deadline in Maryland
Harm reduction advocates in Maryland have fought for years to get lawmakers to pass ...
Baltimore’s First Overdose Response Chief Endorses OPC and Safe Supply
With a historic drop in overdose deaths and hundreds of millions of opioid settlement ...
