Tag: opioids
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 ...
Suboxone Is Now a Drug of Choice for Some in Philly. That’s No Bad Thing.
John (not his real name) was a regular on the Avenue. A biracial man ...
Researchers Confirm the Lifesaving Power of a Safe Supply of Drugs
A team of researchers working at a clinic in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia has ...
Utah’s Overdose Spike and a Green Substance Known as “Hulk”
Local officials and harm reductionists are reporting increased drug overdoses in Utah this year, ...
Pennsylvania Now Lets You Get Naloxone by Mail
Pennsylvania’s health secretary, Dr. Rachel Levine, has issued a new standing order to allow ...
Despite Fentanyl’s Ubiquity, Test Strips Can Still Empower Drug Users
As the presence of illicit fentanyl has reached near-ubiquity in many North American heroin ...
Canadian Drug Users Need Us Doctors to Step Up With Safe Supply
The tennis player Arthur Ashe once said that to take on a challenge, “start ...
Rx Opioid Users Have More Labor Rights Than Heroin Users
In the United States, access to disability accommodations and protections are not guaranteed to ...
