A syringe exchange in Wayne County, Indiana could close in June if lawmakers don’t renew the program. Although local health…
City and state governments around the US are facing a fiscal crisis as the coronavirus pandemic has taken away sales…
As drug-user activists, we often lose a couple friends each month. This month has been particularly sad, with the passing…
What I remember most about precipitated withdrawal last year is the color yellow. It was like living the gruesome, nightmare…
Some pharmacies in Appalachia, a region hit hard by the opioid-involved overdose crisis, are denying opioid use disorder patients access…
The tight leash maintained by the federal government on medications for opioid use disorder (OUD) is finally being loosened in…
Some law enforcement organizations across Indiana have established policies that punish or prohibit the administration of the opioid overdose treatment…
An Indiana law enforcement department has suspended police administration of naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal medication, until the end of…
Social workers are overlooked actors in the drug war, separating parents who use drugs from their children, often regardless of…
Methadone patients face many harsh restrictions. Among them, clinics frequently test for and punish cannabis use, including by withdrawing services—even when…