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Safehouse Fights On for Philadelphia OPC With New Court Filings

The nonprofit Safehouse is fighting on in a legal struggle which has so far lasted over almost five years, in…

September 17, 2024

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 to demand that political leaders implement…

August 30, 2024

Overdose Prevention Centers Are Health Care: Treat Them as Such

Nearly 300 people across the country die of a drug overdose every day. This amounts to more than 107,000 people…

August 28, 2024

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 from firearms and vehicles combined. These…

August 26, 2024

Providence, RI, Overdose Prevention Center Set to Open This Fall

Claire Macon in Providence, Rhode Island, has one of the rarest job titles in the United States: overdose prevention center…

August 21, 2024