Tag: opioids
Judge Grants Class Action Status to Methadone-Taper Jail Lawsuit
A federal judge has paved the way for a case against a methadone-taper policy ...
A Fentanyl User’s Dispiriting Search for Safe Supply in Toronto
When I heard earlier this year that a safe supply of opioids would be ...
“Here to Make It Less Dangerous”—The Work of a Dark-Web Drug Seller
In today’s bifurcated illicit drug trade, it’s increasingly common for transactions to occur anonymously, ...
My Daughter’s Birth Exposed the Medical Community’s Anti-Drug Stigma
In January, a few weeks after my 49th birthday, my partner, Carolyn, gave me ...
Alberta Government Rejects Safe Supply, Bets Heavily on Abstinence
As an experienced harm reduction nurse in Alberta, Corey Ranger has been on the ...
Inside the CDC Data That Confirm the Pandemic Is Driving Up Overdose Deaths
For months, media outlets including Filter have reported on a collage of anecdotal and ...
Elizabeth Warren Advocates to Formalize Barriers for Pain Patients
Five lawmakers, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, have renewed their demands for the DEA to ...
Heart Infection Projected to Kill One in Five People Who Inject Opioids by 2030
In 10 years, one in five people who inject opioids is predicted to die ...
The Shameful Closure of North America’s Busiest Safe Consumption Site
We Canadians may like to think of ourselves as more progressive than our southern ...
Major Report Sheds Light on Europe’s Changing Drug-Use Patterns
A major new report identifies changing patterns of drug use across Europe. Young British ...
