The federal government has allocated more than $80 million to combat the opioid-involved overdose crisis and support public health in…
At least 1,921 Missourians died of opioid-involved overdose in 2020, an increase of almost 20 percent from the year before.…
On August 2, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced that city police will no longer be able to arrest people who…
On July 14 Jean Swanson, a city councillor of Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), helped to hand out free heroin during…
On June 29, the Rhode Island House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill to authorize safe consumption sites,…
Orange County, Florida, launched its first syringe service program (SSP) on June 1. The county, home to the city of…
A six-year effort to decriminalize syringe possession for drug use in New York is finally gaining ground. On June 7,…
“Wake up!" my wife screamed for the thousandth time, her normally calm speaking voice edging into anger. The rubber band…
A group of doctors defended themselves in a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the US Attorney’s Office for the District…
Governments wield power over the implementation of harm reduction services, but their impacts aren’t limited to their own jurisdictions. For…