Tag: opioids
An Indiana Police Dept. No Longer Reversing Overdoses During Pandemic
An Indiana law enforcement department has suspended police administration of naloxone, the opioid overdose ...
Court Reins In Social Workers’ Power in Drug-War Child Removals
Social workers are overlooked actors in the drug war, separating parents who use drugs ...
When Methadone Clinics Support Patients Who Use Marijuana
Methadone patients face many harsh restrictions. Among them, clinics frequently test for and punish cannabis ...
Study: Stopping Long-Term Opioid Prescriptions Associated With Veterans’ Deaths
For years, pain patient activists have been sounding the alarm about the consequences of ...
Some Residents, Officials Gang Up Against Syringe Exchange in Chico, CA
People who use drugs in Chico, California have faced opposition in obtaining sterile harm ...
Naloxone Now Used as Evidence to Prosecute Indiana OD Victims
An Indiana county attorney and police chief are working together to prosecute people who ...
My Friend Died Because of Philly’s Addiction-Treatment Smoking Ban
I met Bobby in 2011, when we were both residents in a local recovery ...
Utah Woman Heralded for Naloxone Save, But State Doesn’t Fund Distribution
The man is lying on a sidewalk, experiencing an opioid overdose. You recognize the ...
Study: Opioid Substitution Meds, Not Detox, Prevent Overdose
The only treatment interventions associated with reducing an opioid use disorder patient’s overdose risk ...
South Carolina Bid to Increase Naloxone Access in People’s Homes
You walk out of the South Carolina sun into an air-conditioned pharmacy, ready to ...
